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LESSON I.—Domestic.

1. Get tea.
2. Get dinner (or any meal).
3. Call the coolie.
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.
22. They are nicer than large ones.
23. Is this good to eat?
24. It is (good to eat).
25. Are 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.