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Chapter VIII
But the little old man was not bound for Canton. He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him. He went to Macao. Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king. When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the little old man was not bound for Canton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to Macao.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
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From this reading He went to Macao.
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From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading Now Ah Chun had long exercised the power of a king and he was as imperious as a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the little old man was not bound for Canton.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
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From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Macao.
at the time that
From this reading When he landed at Macao and went into the office of the biggest European hotel to register, the clerk closed the book on him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew his own country too well, and the squeeze of the Mandarins, to venture into it with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him.
