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2 LESSON I.—Domestic.


 * 1)  Get tea.
 * 2)  Get dinner (or any meal).
 * 3)  Call some one.
 * 4)  I want a bath.
 * 5)  There is no water.
 * 6)  Have you had dinner yet?
 * 7)  Is there any beef?
 * 8)  There is no beef.
 * 9)  There is mutton.
 * 10)  Bring some bread.
 * 11)  Bring some hot water.
 * 12)  I don’t want wine.
 * 13)  Call the cook.
 * 14)  He hasn’t come back yet.
 * 15)  Is there any milk?
 * 16)  There is a little.
 * 17)  Is it good?
 * 18)  Not very good.
 * 19)  Put it here.
 * 20)  These are fowl’s eggs.
 * 21)  They are not very large ones.
 * 22)  They are nicer than large ones.
 * 23)  Is this good to eat?
 * 24)  It is (good to eat).
 * 25)  Aye there any fowls?
 * 26)  What is this?
 * 27)  Is there any other?
 * 28)  The cook has come.
 * 29)  Does he smoke opium?
 * 30)  That’s uncertain.
 * 31)  Who is he?
 * 32)  He is a Chinaman.