Chapter 6 of Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE FEAST. IT is the day after the battle. Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory. He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people. A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
Chapter 6 of Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE BATTLE FEAST.”
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading “Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “THE BATTLE FEAST.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.”
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.
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In this reading “He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.”
In this reading “IT is the day after the battle.”
In this reading “A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
later than; following
From this reading IT is the day after the battle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE FEAST.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IT is the day after the battle.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE BATTLE FEAST.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is the day after the battle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is the day after the battle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE FEAST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Mpuke's father orders his people to celebrate the victory.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A great deal of work must be done before the feast is ready.
Chapter 6 of Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 6 holds 61 sentences of Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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