Han
[hæn]
Definition
(noun.) imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization.
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Definition
(v. t.) To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass.
(inf. & plural pres.) To have; have.
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Definition
pl. of have.
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Examples
- Only the first of the Han monarchs continued the policy of Shi-Hwang-ti against the _literati_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I spect they's the kind, though they han't never had no practice. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- China continued to produce beautiful paintings long after the fall of the Han rule. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'll pound it that you han't,' replied Sikes, with a bitter grin. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The Lord han't forgot us,--I'm sartin' o' that ar'. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Han't ye never heard of Jesus Christ? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Don't know nothin' 'bout that, said the woman; nobody han't never loved me, since my old man died. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In 1138 the capital was shifted from Nankin, which was now too close to the northern frontier, to the city of Han Chau on the coast. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- China remained united, though not under his descendants, but after a civil war under a fresh dynasty, the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was reorganized as a distinctive cult by Chang Daoling in the days of the Han dynasty. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Hans said that she advertised one at Leipzig, and the Burschen took many tickets. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Hans had shown it all to him on his maps of the battle. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Hans was a fine soldier and a good companion. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But knowing they were Italians, Hans had said, we attempted to manoeuvre which would have been unjustifiable against other troops. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Hans carried them around with him in his map case all the time and still seemed marvelled and happy at the miracle of it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The story goes that an apprentice of Hans Lipperhey, an optician of Middleburg, in Holland, was, one day in October, 1608, playing with some spectacle lenses in his master’s shop. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He told Master Hans about this, and the optician fixed two lenses in a tube, and looking at the weathercock on a neighboring steeple saw that it seemed much nearer and to be upside down. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Hans had told him about it one night in Gaylord's two weeks ago and made him see it all. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Hans had shown him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Soon a number of Hans Lipperhey’s scientific neighbors were trying to make copies of his tube, and before very long reports of it were carried to Italy. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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