Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev Stories Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   Marking the boat to locate the Sword   A man of the state of Chu was ferrying across a river when his sword fell into the water. He lost no time in marking the side of the boat.   " This is where my sword dropped," he said   When the boat moored, he got into the water to look for his sword by the place which he had marked. But since the boat had moved while the sword had not, this method of locating his sword proved unsuccessful.     moored  If you moor a boat or if you moor, you stop in a place and attach the boat to the land with a rope or cable so that it cannot drift away.     Sponsored Links     The fisherman and his friend (1) The fisherman and his friend (2) The flower nymphs (1) The flower nymphs (2) The flower nymphs (3) Football on the Tung-ting lake The King The Lo-Cha country and the sea-market (1) The Lo-Cha country and the sea-market (2) The Lo-Cha country and the sea-market (3) The Lo-Cha country and the sea-market (4) The Lost Brother (1) The Lost Brother (2) The Lost Brother (3) The man who was thrown down a well (1) The man who was thrown down a well (2) Miss A-Pao : - Or Perseverance rewarded (1) Miss A-Pao : - Or Perseverance rewarded (2) Mr. Chu, The considerate husband The painted wall The picture horse Playing at hanging The rat wife (1) The rat wife (2) The rat wife (3) The resuscitated corpse A supernatural wife The talking pupils The Taoist novice The Taoist priest The three Genii The tiger of Chao-Cheng The trader's son (1) The trader's son (2) The virtuous daughter-in-law (1) The virtuous daughter-in-law (2) The virtuous daughter-in-law (3) The wonderful stone (1) The wonderful stone (2) The young and of the Tung-Ting lake (1) The young and of the Tung-Ting lake (2)   Stories 1 Stories 2   Sponsored Links       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays