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Chapter 17 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI. He leapt to his feet and ran forward. Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives. "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours." "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
Chapter 17 of Maori and Settler is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having companions or an escort
From this reading “Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “"Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.”
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He leapt to his feet and ran forward.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.”
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 “"Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."”
In this reading “He leapt to his feet and ran forward.”
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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 Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
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 THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leapt to his feet and ran forward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Atherton was approaching, accompanied by a party of six natives.
(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, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Mr. Atherton, I was not expecting you for another three hours."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you see, Wilfrid, your mother was anxious about you.
Chapter 17 of Maori and Settler by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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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