Chapter 2 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOME BROKEN UP. "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done. It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see. It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better. What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
Chapter 2 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."”
demanding attention
From this reading “It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."”
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading “It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."”
inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.”
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 “It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.”
In this reading “It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOME BROKEN UP.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A HOME BROKEN UP.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
demanding attention
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A HOME BROKEN UP.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
engage in
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
above and across; more than
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
a special situation
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A HOME BROKEN UP.
the act of using
From this reading It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see.
(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 "Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."
Chapter 2 of Maori and Settler by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 2 holds 216 sentences of Maori and Settler, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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