Chapter 16 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY. Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden. A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there. No change had taken place in the situation. There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
Chapter 16 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.”
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading “THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.”
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “No change had taken place in the situation.”
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 “A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.”
In this reading “No change had taken place in the situation.”
In this reading “A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.”
In this reading “Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.”
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 ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading No change had taken place in the situation.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
the act of departing
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
not any; not one
From this reading No change had taken place in the situation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No change had taken place in the situation.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading There had been a meeting of the settlers and friendly natives.
transport commercially
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading No change had taken place in the situation.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading No change had taken place in the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another week passed and Wilfrid was able to walk about the house and garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A ship was going down in three days, and Mr. Atherton had arranged with the captain to put into the Mohaka river and land them there.
Chapter 16 of Maori and Settler by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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.
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