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Rh huói, gâeng muóng niê-giāng-gŏ̤ siŏh iông, muóng ĭ gŏ̤-sêu gó-hō̤.
 * 1) Dâung-ṳ̄ cêng duâi. Dò̤ sĕ̤ng-buôi gì cièng ké̤ṳk gŏng-giêu gì.
 * 2) Cī siŏh-siéng muòng cêng dâe̤ng, nè̤ng-gă tiāng mâ̤ kŭi.

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 * 1) They want to cross the river.
 * 2) How much are these pencils apiece?
 * 3) I do not want it, thank you.
 * 4) It snowed yesterday.
 * 5) To worship God surpasses the worship of idols a thousand times.
 * 6) Very good fun.
 * 7) Ku-shan mountain is higher than Black Rock Hill.
 * 8) I am very tired. The baby is very heavy to carry.
 * 9) My little daughter is sick, she neither wants food nor her toys.
 * 10) When the rice is ready please come and tell me.
 * 11) How far is the city from here?
 * 12) This account is incorrect.
 * 13) We cross the river to-day and return on Monday.
 * 14) His Chinese is insufficient for use.
 * 15) How old are you? I am very young, only 21.

 LESSON XIII.


 * 察 chák: to enquire into
 * 家 gă: home, family
 * 里 lī: a Chinese mile
 * 離 liê: distant from, to leave
 * 總 cūng: in general, must
 * 入 diē: to enter
 * 教 gáu: instruction, religion
 * 遍 piéng: everywhere
 * 憑 bìng: according to
 * 指 cī: to point with the finger
 * 隔 gáh: to separate
 * 向 hióng: to face towards
 * 成 siàng: complete
 * 後斗 â-dāu: behind
 * 釘 déng: to nail
 * 針 cĕng: needle
 * 趕 gāng: quickly
 * 干 găng: to concern
 * 掛 guá: to hang
 * 直 dĭk: straight
 * 教 gá: to teach
 * 東 dĕ̤ng: east
 * 西 să̤: west
 * 南 nàng: south
 * 北 báe̤k: north
 * 仈 báik: to know
 * 舖 puó: ten li, Chinese league