adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
amusementnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənt/
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
appliancesnounUS /əˈplaɪənsəz/
plural of “appliance” — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
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 Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
exclusivenessnoun
tendency to associate with only a select group
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
foreigner's
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From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
GlimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
GoosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
instructverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
kindergartennounUS /ˈkɪndərɡɑːrtən/
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
playgroundnounUS /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
RhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Chinese nurse brings her Chinese rhymes, stories and games into the foreigner's home for the amusement of its little ones.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
superioradjectiveUS /suːˈpɪriər/
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Chinese kindergarten methods and appliances have no superior in their ingenuity and their ability to interest, as well as instruct.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Author of Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes No thorough study of Chinese child life can be made until the wall of Chinese exclusiveness is broken down and the homes of the East are thrown open to the people of the West.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Glimpses of that life however, are available, sufficient in number and character to give a fairly good idea of what it must be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The playground is by no means always hidden, least of all when it is the street.
