Chapter 1 of Kaipara is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Kaipara is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Changes made are noted at the end of the book. KAIPARA. Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION. _THE NARRATOR_. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Kaipara is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “Changes made are noted at the end of the book.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
someone who tells a story
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Changes made are noted at the end of the book.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
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 “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
In this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
In this reading “Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.”
In this reading “Changes made are noted at the end of the book.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAIPARA.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
someone who tells a story
From this reading _THE NARRATOR_.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Changes made are noted at the end of the book.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Written and Illustrated BY P. W. BARLOW _SECOND EDITION._ DEEP RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND AFFECTION.
Chapter 1 of Kaipara by P. W. (Peter William) Barlow holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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 47 sentences of Kaipara, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Kaipara by P. W. (Peter William) Barlow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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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