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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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- Had the entire family perished?†
Chpt 14 *perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- Each day I draped one of the quilts over my shoulders and gingerly set out, always marking my progress, knowing that if I didn't find my way back to Snow Flower's family I would surely perish.†
Chpt 16perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
Definitions:
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(1)
(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
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to be destroyed or cease to existYou may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)