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The Street of Precious Pearls
The Street of Precious Pearls

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Street of Precious Pearls is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.
From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.
To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.
Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.
Always it is a side street.
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The Street of Precious Pearls

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Street of Precious Pearls is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/101 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.
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From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.
/frʌm ðə ˈwɪmən ʌv ˈtʃaɪnə aɪ hæv lɜːrnd ðæt wɜːrld ˈfeloʊʃɪp ɪz nɑːt əˈloʊn æn ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl ˈkɑːnsept bʌt ə ˈnætʃərəl lɔː ɪn əˈkɔːrdəns wɪð wɪtʃ ðə hɑːrts ʌv ɔːl ˈwɪmən θrɑːb tuː ðə seɪm ˈrɪðmɪk biːt ʌv ðə ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
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To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.
/tuː ðə ˈwɪmən ʌv əˈmerəkə aɪ ˈdedəkeɪt ðɪs ˈstɔːri ʌv ðə laɪf ʌv maɪ tʃaɪˈniːz frend ənd ˈtiːtʃər ɪt ɪz æz ˈækjərət æz ʃiː wɪð hɜːr smɔːl stɔːr ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wɜːrdz ənd aɪ wɪð maɪ ˈlɪmətəd ˈnɑːlədʒ ʌv hɜːr ˈlæŋɡwədʒ kʊd meɪk ɪt/
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Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.
Line 5
Always it is a side street.
/ˈɔːlweɪz ɪt ɪz ə saɪd striːt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

concept noun US /ˈkɑːnsept/

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading “From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.”

dedicate verb US /ˈdedəkeɪt/

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading “To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.”

narrator noun US /ˈnereɪtər/

someone who tells a story

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

Peking noun US /ˈpiːˈkɪŋ/

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

Ping verb US /pɪŋ/

hit with a pinging noise

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

prepares verb US /priˈperz/

third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

threefold adjective US /ˈθriːfoʊld/

three times as great or many

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

Yen noun US /jen/

a yearning for something or to do something

From this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

main street adjective + noun

street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town

In this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

great rejoicing adjective + noun

In this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

in accordance preposition + noun

In this reading “From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.”

deep gratitude adjective + noun

In this reading “See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.”

natural law adjective + noun

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

In this reading “From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.”

prepares for verb + particle counted as “prepare for”

prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant

In this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

becomes a member verb + article + noun counted as “become … member”

In this reading “Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.”

side street noun + noun

a street intersecting a main street and terminating there

In this reading “Always it is a side street.”

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

31

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

41

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

49

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

55

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

61

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

65

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

7

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

73

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

accordancenounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/

concurrence of opinion

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/

conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

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 From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

AlwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Always it is a side street.

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

beatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

Chia

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

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 To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

conceptnounUS /ˈkɑːnsept/

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

Coppock

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From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

DanounUS /dɑː/

an official prosecutor for a judicial district

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

deepeningnounUS /ˈdiːpənɪŋ/

a process of becoming deeper and more profound

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

diligentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/

with diligence; in a diligent manner

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

EastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/

inspired with confidence

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

FaradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

FellowshipnounUS /ˈfeloʊʃɪp/

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

https

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

Kuei

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

Lui

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

membernounUS /ˈmembər/

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

Mou

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

narratornounUS /ˈnereɪtər/

someone who tells a story

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

partsnounUS /pɑːrts/

the local environment

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

PearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

PekingnounUS /ˈpiːˈkɪŋ/

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

PingverbUS /pɪŋ/

hit with a pinging noise

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

Ping's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

PreciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

preparesverbUS /priˈperz/

third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/

plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/

a feeling of great happiness

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

rhythmicadjectiveUS /ˈrɪðmɪk/

recurring with measured regularity

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

seeksnounUS /siːks/

plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Always it is a side street.

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

storenounUS /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

threefoldadjectiveUS /ˈθriːfoʊld/

three times as great or many

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

throbverbUS /θrɑːb/

pulsate or pound with abnormal force

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/

marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

townsnounUS /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

TurningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

twenty-sevennoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

UniversenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

VIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

VIIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

Wherein

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From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

Womans

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From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading To the women of America I dedicate this story of the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it is as accurate as she with her small store of English words, and I with my limited knowledge of her language could make it.

WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading From the women of China I have learned that World Fellowship is not alone an intellectual concept but a natural law in accordance with which the hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmic beat of the Universe.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

YennounUS /jen/

a yearning for something or to do something

From this reading Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls 7 Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomes a member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family custom and Kuei Ping goes with her husband to live in Peking 31 Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 Wherein shadows throw their length across the tidy courtyard 49 Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII Wherein the heart of a woman is occupied with one desire 61 VIII Wherein Kuei Ping prepares for a pilgrimage 65 Wherein there is patience and tenderness and understanding and a return to a little home village 73 Wherein twenty-seven slow years are added one upon another 81 Wherein the narrator becomes Kuei Ping’s pupil and is filled with wondering questions and is witness to a dream come true in its threefold parts 91 _Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the Big Horse Street to make purchases on the Street of Precious Pearls_ Turning off from the Da Mou Lui or the Big Horse Street, the name common to the main street in Chinese towns and villages, there is to be found, if one seeks diligently for it, the Street of Precious Pearls.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading See https:// New York The Womans Press To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to go into the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.

Chapter 1 of The Street of Precious Pearls by Nora Waln holds 507 sentences, grouped into 102 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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