Chapter 1 of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C. is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C. is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street. Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News. IV. A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
Chapter 1 of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C. is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “(Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.”
the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
From this reading “(Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...”
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.”
approval to do something
From this reading “Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “(Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.”
plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.”
In this reading “A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
the literary culture
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
approval to do something
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading Cover design by permission of Proprietors Auckland Weekly News.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHAT WITH THE NURSE ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Author of "Letters from Private Henare Tikitanu.") AUCKLAND: Worthington & Co., Printers, Albert Street.
Chapter 1 of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C. by J. C. (James Coldham) Fussell holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 376 sentences of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C., unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Corporal Tikitanu, V.C. by J. C. (James Coldham) Fussell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 376 sentences, grouped into 76 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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