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much-worked loam, well-looked-after soil. Loam is mixture of clay and soil.
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lilies， 百合花之类． A lily is any plant, flower, or bulb of a genus （Lilium） of herbaceous plants having scaly bulbs, whorled or scattered leaves, and showy flowers.
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magnolia， 木兰属（如玉兰）, any of a genus （Magnolia） of trees having aromatic bark and large, often fragrant, white, pink, or purple flowers.
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pansies， 蝴蝶花，that well-known garden plant （Viola tricolor） and flower.
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Bald-the-third, an old amah or serving woman that Nora Waln took from the House of Exile to be her serving matron after her marriage to her English husband.
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Nanking， 南京．
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Small Girl， 小姐．
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cholera， 霍乱，billious disorder with diarrhea and vomiting.
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hemstitching, ornamenting the head of a hem or border of a garment or sheet by drawing out a few parallel threads and fastening the cross threads in small groups.
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sheet, the broad piece of cloth used for bedding. Sheets keep the mattress and blankets from being dirtied.
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overwrought, overexcited; overworked mentally.
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pressed, kept on urging her; kept on asking her.
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sprig of jasmine, small shoot of the jasmine plant.
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least drafty place, the place where no current of air can harm the plant.
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transcendent, of supreme merit or capacity.
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diversity, difference.
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swelteringly hot, so oppressively hot with the heat that people suffer under it.
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coddled, treated with excessive tenderness; pampered.
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coaxed, treated gently, by flattering or fondling.
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religiously, with religious care; scrupulously or conscientiously.
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lore of wisdom, body of traditions and facts on the subject; supply of experience and knowledge together with sagacious judgment.
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orally, by word of mouth.
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voluminous, running to many volumes or great length.
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garnered, gathered for preservation; stored.
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House of Exile . Nora Waln wrote The House of Exile , published by Little, Brown and Company of Boston, U.S.A., in 1933. “The House of Exile” is the name given by Nora Waln to the home of the Lin family. Of the home life of this family she has jotted down the most intimate details.
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