All 11 Uses of
pavilion
in
The Joy Luck Club
- The boat looked like a floating teahouse, with an open-air pavilion larger than the one in our courtyard.
Chpt 5 *pavilion = a large roofed structure without walls
- My half-sisters and I ran our fingers over benches and small tables in the pavilion.†
Chpt 5
- Mama and the other ladies were already seated on benches around the pavilion, fanning themselves furiously and slapping the sides of each other's heads when mosquitoes lighted.†
Chpt 5
- Even though Tai Lake is one of the largest in all of China, that day it seemed crowded with boats: rowboats, pedal boats, sailboats, fishing boats, and floating pavilions like ours.†
Chpt 5
- I raced to the pavilion and found aunts and uncles laughing as they used chopsticks to pick up dancing shrimp, still squirming in their shells, their tiny legs bristling.†
Chpt 5
- The voices from the pavilion cried in happy disbelief, "Ai!†
Chpt 5
- I said, and pointed to a floating pavilion filled with laughing people and lanterns.†
Chpt 5
- There were some shouts from the floating pavilion, and I strained to see faces of Amah, Baba, Mama.†
Chpt 5
- People were crowded on one side of the pavilion, leaning over, pointing, looking into our boat.†
Chpt 5
- And then, over the years, I forgot the rest of what happened that day: the pitiful story the Moon Lady sang, the pavilion boat, the bird with the ring on its neck, the tiny flowers blooming on my sleeve, the burning of the Five Evils.†
Chpt 5
- There were no willows or sweet-smelling cassia trees, no garden pavilions, no benches sitting by a pond, no tubs of fish.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(pavilion) a large structure separate from a main structurein various senses, including:
- a large roofed structure without walls -- often found in parks
- a temporary structure -- such as a large tent to house exhibits at a fair, to provide sports facilities, or to put on a show
- a section of a large hospital or office complex adjacent to other parts