aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
(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 She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
in addition
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
CHESHIRE
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From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
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 But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
clothing in general
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
compoundnounUS /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
cottonsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənz/
plural of “cotton” — soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
foreignernounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
Ku
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From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
Nelly
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From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
silksnounUS /sɪlks/
the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in spite of this the little foreigner, as the Chinese called her, began to feel the heat and confinement of the small compound.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
unwadded
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From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE CHESHIRE CAT It began to be very hot about the middle of May.
waddedverbUS /ˈwɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “wad” — compress into a wad
From this reading The Ku family had put their wadded clothes away and taken to cottons and thin silks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
which person or people
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She thought of her friends, who would all be preparing to go to the hills with their parents, and the days seemed very long.
YinounUS /jiː/
a Loloish language
From this reading Nelly and Little Yi were also supplied with some very plain unwadded cotton coats and trousers at the same time.
