Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

having a strong healthy body

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

later than; following

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

plural of “ax” — an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

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From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

the force of workers available

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

relating to time long past

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

covered with growing plants

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

with speed

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

an easy victory

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

someone who causes the death of a person or animal

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

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 BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

past form of “thatch” — cover with thatch

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Thatched _nikau_-palm houses were quickly run up, and the forest rang day after day with the axes of the bush-fellers, clearing the ground for potato-planting.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For some weeks the fugitives remained in their well-hidden camp by the Tangahoé's stream.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

at the time that

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BUSH LIFE WITH THE HAUHAUS Wild days in the forest--The Hauhau hunters--Maori wood-craft--Bird-snaring and bird-spearing--The fowlers at Te Ngaere--The slayer of Broughton--Another runaway soldier, and his fate--The tomahawking of Humphrey Murphy.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading All the able-bodied men of the tribe now set to work to build a new settlement.

people who are wounded

From this reading When the wounded were able to travel, "Ringiringi" and his Maori companions took them a few miles through the bush to a place called Rimatoto, the overgrown site of an olden village.