Chapter V

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TE KAREAREA[1] [1] The Sparrow-Hawk.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

in addition

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'How are you called?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

favorite

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading 'How are you called?

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

favorite

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'How are you called?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TE KAREAREA[1] [1] The Sparrow-Hawk.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

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From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TE KAREAREA[1] [1] The Sparrow-Hawk.

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold

From this reading TE KAREAREA[1] [1] The Sparrow-Hawk.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TE KAREAREA[1] [1] The Sparrow-Hawk.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading As Englishman and Maori faced one another, they afforded admirable examples of opposite types.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

having won

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The one tall and superbly moulded, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and with winning frankness and generous high-mindedness in every line of his well-cut features; the other not quite so tall, but equally well made, with coal-black hair, furtive brown eyes, and an expression indicative of courage and intelligence, but also of a high degree of cunning.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Salutations to you, O friend!' began the Maori in his own language.