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 and houses.
 * he is engaged in trade.
 * he is engaged in trade.


 * Cannot; unable; incapable.
 * Can he or can he not?
 * Can he or can he not?
 * Can he or can he not?


 * I cannot do it.
 * I cannot do it.


 * caused him to lose both appetite and sleep.
 * caused him to lose both appetite and sleep.


 * it is too heavy, I cannot carry it.
 * it is too heavy, I cannot carry it.


 * do not know whether he is able to do it or not.
 * do not know whether he is able to do it or not.


 * To sell.
 * sold off.
 * sold off.
 * sold off.


 * cannot sell.
 * cannot sell.


 * wants to sell it but nobody wants it.
 * wants to sell it but nobody wants it.


 * not willing to sell it.
 * not willing to sell it.


 * evening sales.
 * evening sales.


 * for sale.
 * for sale.


 * will not sell at retail.
 * will not sell at retail.


 * sell wholesale.
 * sell wholesale.


 * sold only by the lot.
 * sold only by the lot.


 * sold himself.
 * sold himself.


 * trade in contraband articles.
 * trade in contraband articles.


 * sell pigs; sell into foreign servitude.
 * sell pigs; sell into foreign servitude.


 * sell girls into brothels.
 * sell girls into brothels.


 * to curry favor.
 * to curry favor.


 * sell for cash.
 * sell for cash.


 * sell at less than cost.
 * sell at less than cost.


 * betrayed by him.
 * betrayed by him.


 * betray one's country.
 * betray one's country.


 * sold as soon as bought.
 * sold as soon as bought.


 * barter one's honor.
 * barter one's honor.


 * let prisoners away.
 * let prisoners away.


 * he will take the price of his wife and children.
 * he will take the price of his wife and children.

 bó̤bo̤ [sic]


 * A mother; a dam; that which produces; the source of.
 * his mother.
 * his mother.
 * his mother.


 * he is mother-less.
 * he is mother-less.


 * resembles his mother.
 * resembles his mother.


 * filial conduct toward parents.
 * filial conduct toward parents.


 * own mother.
 * own mother.


 * my master's wife.
 * my master's wife.


 * the empress-dowager.
 * the empress-dowager.


 * a wife's mother.
 * a wife's mother.


 * step-mother.
 * step-mother.


 * the chief wife of one's father.
 * the chief wife of one's father.


 * the second wife of one's father, the first being dead.
 * the second wife of one's father, the first being dead.


 * an inferior wife of one's father.
 * an inferior wife of one's father.


 * a rejected wife of one's father.
 * a rejected wife of one's father.


 * a foster mother.
 * a foster mother.


 * the own mother of one whose father has several wives.
 * the own mother of one whose father has several wives.


 * mother, by adoption.
 * mother, by adoption.


 * loving mother.
 * loving mother.


 * midwife.
 * midwife.


 * an old woman employed as housekeeper.
 * an old woman employed as housekeeper.


 * an old female domestic.
 * an old female domestic.


 * an aged mother.
 * an aged mother.


 * a link consisting of a large and small ring.
 * a link consisting of a large and small ring.


 * the radicals in Chinese characters.
 * the radicals in Chinese characters.


 * the mother bird.
 * the mother bird.


 * a hen.
 * a hen.


 * a sow.
 * a sow.


 * a cow.
 * a cow.


 * a mare.
 * a mare.


 * Father Heaven and Mother Earth.
 * Father Heaven and Mother Earth.


 * useless eyes.
 * useless eyes.


 * There they were under your useless eyes!
 * There they were under your useless eyes!


 * capital.
 * capital.


 * capital and interest.
 * capital and interest.


 * the original capital.
 * the original capital.


 * the same capital but not the same income.
 * the same capital but not the same income.


 * has no capital, but only his earnings.
 * has no capital, but only his earnings.


 * capital produces interest and interest produces capital.
 * capital produces interest and interest produces capital.


 * the interest increases the capital, and then the capital increases the interest.
 * the interest increases the capital, and then the capital increases the interest.


 * lent me a hundred dollars on interest.
 * lent me a hundred dollars on interest.


 * the source of the disease.
 * the source of the disease.


 * hair touseled like an elf's.
 * hair touseled like an elf's.


 * came with his mother when she married his father.
 * came with his mother when she married his father.


 * a girlish boy; effeminate; clinging to his mother.
 * a girlish boy; effeminate; clinging to his mother.


 * A prohibitive negative adverb.
 * will not allow you to enter.
 * will not allow you to enter.
 * will not allow you to enter.


 * will not let him return.
 * will not let him return.


 * You shall not sit down, so there!
 * You shall not sit down, so there!


 * do not oppose this special edict.
 * do not oppose this special edict.


 * An adverb of negation; without; destitute of; none; not.
 * Has he any or not?
 * Has he any or not?
 * Has he any or not?


 * there are none.
 * there are none.


 * nobody makes any.
 * nobody makes any.


 * there is not even half of one.
 * there is not even half of one.


 * he is motherless.
 * he is motherless.


 * made out of nothing; unfounded.
 * made out of nothing; unfounded.


 * there is no help for it.
 * there is no help for it.


 * gotten unexpectedly.
 * gotten unexpectedly.


 * no interest in it.
 * no interest in it.


 * ; bô̤ pō;
 * there is no way to remedy it.


 * useless.
 * useless.


 * nothing at all.
 * nothing at all.


 * he did not say anything about it.
 * he did not say anything about it.


 * no form nor likeness.
 * no form nor likeness.


 * no business on hand.
 * no business on hand.


 * no selfish end in view.
 * no selfish end in view.


 * make much ado about nothing.
 * make much ado about nothing.


 * not much experience.
 * not much experience.


 * not very good.
 * not very good.


 * is almost gone or nearly used up.
 * is almost gone or nearly used up.


 * there is not a particle of truth in it.
 * there is not a particle of truth in it.


 * nothing can be done about it.
 * nothing can be done about it.


 * what I do is nothing to him.
 * what I do is nothing to him.


 * I have no way to prevent your doing so.
 * I have no way to prevent your doing so.


 * you have no control over me.
 * you have no control over me.


 * this is said most frequently by equals to each other, those of unequal rank or age do not often speak thus.
 * this is said most frequently by equals to each other, those of unequal rank or age do not often speak thus.


 * it is uncertain.
 * it is uncertain.


 * no chance.
 * no chance.


 * there are no more.
 * there are no more.


 * suddenly disappeared.
 * suddenly disappeared.


 * the good ones are all used up.
 * the good ones are all used up.


 * there was not a single soul there.
 * there was not a single soul there.


 * he does not
 * he does not