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Chapter 32 of In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DREADED COUNTRY. What Paganel had stated was indisputable. The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted. There was, therefore, danger in landing. But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
Chapter 32 of In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading “The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.”
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading “The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “A DREADED COUNTRY.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.”
not open to question; obviously true
From this reading “What Paganel had stated was indisputable.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “There was, therefore, danger in landing.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “What Paganel had stated was indisputable.”
plural of “zealander” — a native or inhabitant of Zealand
From this reading “The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.”
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In this reading “But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.”
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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 DREADED COUNTRY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A DREADED COUNTRY.
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A DREADED COUNTRY.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
ten 10s
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
not open to question; obviously true
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
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From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
plural of “zealander” — a native or inhabitant of Zealand
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
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