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 * honey made in winter.


 * honey jar.
 * honey jar.


 * to take up honey.
 * to take up honey.


 * bee-hives.
 * bee-hives.


 * preserved in honey.
 * preserved in honey.


 * steeped in honey.
 * steeped in honey.


 * made into a paste with honey.
 * made into a paste with honey.


 * sugary oranges.
 * sugary oranges.


 * straw-color.
 * straw-color.


 * prepared honey.
 * prepared honey.


 * a mouth speaking honied words.
 * a mouth speaking honied words.


 * bee-bread.
 * bee-bread.


 * honey-comb.
 * honey-comb.


 * cells in honey comb.
 * cells in honey comb.


 * To submerge; to sink in.
 * sank in over head and ears and came very near being drowned.
 * sank in over head and ears and came very near being drowned.
 * sank in over head and ears and came very near being drowned.


 * When you stand in it, how far up does it reach?
 * When you stand in it, how far up does it reach?


 * stepped on it, and sank up to my knees.
 * stepped on it, and sank up to my knees.


 * though the soles of my shoes were very high, I still sank to their tops when I stepped on it.
 * though the soles of my shoes were very high, I still sank to their tops when I stepped on it.

bóbo [sic]
 * A wife.
 * husband and wife.
 * husband and wife.
 * husband and wife.


 * wife and children.
 * wife and children.


 * marry a wife.
 * marry a wife.


 * be kind to a wife.
 * be kind to a wife.


 * afraid of a wife.
 * afraid of a wife.


 * his first wife.
 * his first wife.


 * ; inferior wife.
 * ; inferior wife.


 * second wife.
 * second wife.


 * his former wife was a good one, his present wife is not.
 * his former wife was a good one, his present wife is not.


 * gave his daughter to him to be his wife.
 * gave his daughter to him to be his wife.


 * married his aunt.
 * married his aunt.


 * his wife is our cousin.
 * his wife is our cousin.


 * a wife's sisters are called sisters-in-law.
 * a wife's sisters are called sisters-in-law.


 * The Chinese acre, which is 733 $1⁄3$ square yards, or about one sixth of an English acre.
 * rice fields.
 * rice fields.
 * rice fields.


 * an acre of land.
 * an acre of land.


 * the largest land measure is one hundred acres.
 * the largest land measure is one hundred acres.


 * How many acres of arrable land do you own?
 * How many acres of arrable land do you own?


 * Of the fields about here, how many acres are owned by those who own the most?
 * Of the fields about here, how many acres are owned by those who own the most?


 * How much sugar can you get from an acre of sugar cane?
 * How much sugar can you get from an acre of sugar cane?


 * about ten acres of sweet potatoes.
 * about ten acres of sweet potatoes.


 * this building lot contains ten acres.
 * this building lot contains ten acres.


 * On a piece of land as large as this how much must be paid annually in taxes?
 * On a piece of land as large as this how much must be paid annually in taxes?


 * government taxes are reckoned according to the number of acres.
 * government taxes are reckoned according to the number of acres.


 * our land here is better than is yours for agriculture, and we can get twice as much from it.
 * our land here is better than is yours for agriculture, and we can get twice as much from it.


 * I should think this lot the smaller.
 * I should think this lot the smaller.


 * the peony.
 * the peony.
 * the peony.


 * the bark of the peony, used in medicine.
 * the bark of the peony, used in medicine.


 * A mold; a form or guide to go by; a pattern.
 * to set one's signature by pressing the inked thumb on a document.
 * to set one's signature by pressing the inked thumb on a document.
 * to set one's signature by pressing the inked thumb on a document.


 * the molds used in casting iron pans; ; a clay mold.
 * the molds used in casting iron pans; ; a clay mold.


 * a stone mold.
 * a stone mold.


 * The vault of heaven, referring to its arched expanse.
 * over-arching; rounding upward; a space hollowed out.
 * over-arching; rounding upward; a space hollowed out.
 * over-arching; rounding upward; a space hollowed out.


 * it is of a vaultlike shape.
 * it is of a vaultlike shape.


 * do not make it so that it rounds upward too much.
 * do not make it so that it rounds upward too much.


 * The fifth in the cycle of ten; it relates to earth.
 * these ten are the heavenly cycle, and pertain to the male principle in nature; those twelve are the earthly cycle and pertain to the female principle in nature.
 * these ten are the heavenly cycle, and pertain to the male principle in nature; those twelve are the earthly cycle and pertain to the female principle in nature.
 * these ten are the heavenly cycle, and pertain to the male principle in nature; those twelve are the earthly cycle and pertain to the female principle in nature.


 * the cycle of ten reckoned ten times, matches the cycle of twelve reckoned five times.
 * the cycle of ten reckoned ten times, matches the cycle of twelve reckoned five times.

bóiboi [sic]
 * To buy.
 * buys goods.
 * buys goods.
 * buys goods.


 * to buy in.
 * to buy in.


 * bought the full quantity.
 * bought the full quantity.


 * to purvey; a comprador.
 * to purvey; a comprador.


 * buys wholesale.
 * buys wholesale.


 * to buy at retail or buy piecemeal.
 * to buy at retail or buy piecemeal.


 * bought and made ready.
 * bought and made ready.


 * be a trader.
 * be a trader.


 * the business of a merchant.
 * the business of a merchant.


 * curiosities bought here.
 * curiosities bought here.


 * bought dear and sold cheap.
 * bought dear and sold cheap.


 * bought a concubine.
 * bought a concubine.


 * bought a female slave.
 * bought a female slave.


 * buy thread; employ a detective.
 * buy thread; employ a detective.


 * buy in and sell out.
 * buy in and sell out.


 * win people's hearts.
 * win people's hearts.


 * get complete possession of his affections.
 * get complete possession of his affections.


 * buy land
 * buy land