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98 to ask him for his “exalted longevity”.
 * 1) It is raining very heavily, give the chair-coolies double money.
 * 2) This door is very heavy, I cannot push it open.

XIII.
 * 1) I do not recognise this man.
 * 2) They nailed Jesus to the cross.
 * 3) This is an illustration.
 * 4) We have all offended God.
 * 5) Tell him to come in.
 * 6) I gave my old clothes to an old man on the street.
 * 7) Foochow colloquial is not easy (good) to learn.
 * 8) Can you speak the Foochow dialect? No, I only understand a little of it when I hear it.
 * 9) I did not mean to offend him, please ask him to excuse me.-
 * 10) All the tools are in my room, here is the key you can bring them to me.
 * 11) I have not seen my relatives for a long time, none of them recognized me.
 * 12) This condensed milk is very good. I use it when I am on my journeys.
 * 13) How far is this place from Iong-bing? 25 li.
 * 14) I Have looked for the hammer and nails for half the day, but I cannot find them.
 * 15) Please go upstairs and bring down my Bible, it is on ny bed.

XIV.
 * 1) What is the day of the month today?
 * 2) I will escort you out of the city.
 * 3) My book has fallen down, will you please pick it up for me?
 * 4) I met him on the street.
 * 5) As we have no merit, we must trust in Jesus.
 * 6) We must repent and believe on Jesus.
 * 7) Man is altogether wrong.
 * 8) Even devils, Jesus cast them out.
 * 9) Although he is a rich man he has not really many friends.
 * 10) You had better soak the oatmeal tonight, so that it can be more quickly prepared in the morning.
 * 11) We were playing ball and broke your glass, will you please forgive us, Sir?
 * 12) He will not work but sits down all the day.
 * 13) He is forty years old, and cannot learn a foreign language.
 * 14) These socks have shrunk, so that they are too small for me, you can give them to the school boys to wear.
 * 15) Do not imitate Mr. Li in speaking, he speaks very fast.

XV.
 * 1) My original intention was to go to Kucheng, but on account of one very pressing matter, I went first to Iong-bing.
 * 2) Although we are sinners God is still willing to forgive us.
 * 3) This gar-