200
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
202
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
203
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From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
204
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From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
205
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From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
206
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From this reading [206] Being, of course, invisible to all except himself.
500
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
BuddhistnounUS /ˈbuːdəst/
one who follows the teachings of Buddha
From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
a young person of either sex
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
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 [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading [206] Being, of course, invisible to all except himself.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
apart from; not including
From this reading [206] Being, of course, invisible to all except himself.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
FOOTNOTESnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
a person of German nationality
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [206] Being, of course, invisible to all except himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading [206] Being, of course, invisible to all except himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
linounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
not any; not one
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
by chance
From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
radiusnounUS /ˈreɪdiəs/
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
suckleverbUS /ˈsʌkəl/
suck milk from the mother's breasts
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
sutras
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From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [205] Contrary to the German notion that the spirit of the dead mother, coming back at night to suckle the child she has left behind, makes an impress on the bed alongside the baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
precisely as stated
From this reading [203] This is a very common custom all over China.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [204] Of all the Buddhist _sutras_, this is perhaps the favourite with the Chinese.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [202] No man being allowed to hold office within a radius of 500 _li_, or nearly 200 miles, from his native place.
