1877
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
1878
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From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
4th
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From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
604
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
605
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From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
abstruseadjectiveUS /əbˈstruːs/
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
highly skilled
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
Anglo-Saxonnoun
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
annuallyadverbUS /ˈænjuːəli/
without missing a year
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
antiquitynounUS /ænˈtɪkwəti/
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
AproposadverbUS /ˌæprəˈpoʊ/
at an opportune time
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
astuteadjectiveUS /əˈstuːt/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
give encouragement to
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
chessnounUS /tʃes/
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
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 FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
every person
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
exterminationnounUS /ɪkˌstɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
complete annihilation
From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
Fielde
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From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
Foochow
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From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
FOOTNOTESnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
foreignersnounUS /ˈfɔːrənərz/
plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
individualitynounUS /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuːˈælɪti/
the quality of being individual
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
kite-flying
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From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
the force of workers available
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
used to form the superlative
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
multitudinousadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
peernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
picnicsnounUS /ˈpɪknɪks/
plural of “picnic” — a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
prolongingverbUS /proʊˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “prolong” — lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
express in words
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
Swatow
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From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading It was this day--4th October, 1878--which was fixed for the total extermination of foreigners in Foochow.
triesnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [605] On this day, annually dedicated to kite-flying, picnics, and good cheer, everybody tries to get up to as great an elevation as possible, in the hope, as some say, of thereby prolonging life.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It is a game for the slow, persistent, astute, multitudinous Chinese; while chess, by the picturesque appearance of the board, the variety and prominent individuality of the men, and the erratic combination of the attack,--is for the Anglo-Saxon.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading _Apropos_ of which, an accomplished American lady, Miss A. M. Fielde, of Swatow, wrote as follows:--“The game seems to me the peer of chess....
a late time of life
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [604] A most abstruse and complicated game of skill, for which the Chinese claim an antiquity of four thousand years, and which I was the first to introduce to a European public through an article in _Temple Bar Magazine_ for January, 1877.
