Chapter VII

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

later than; following

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

anew

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

in the past

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

(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 Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

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From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

relating to or based on or involving comparison

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

brought together in one place

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

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

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

any customary observance or practice

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

express in words

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

unusual or striking

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

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

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

possessive form of “tito” — Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

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

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading It was that of a great temple in Tahiti, in the tropic isles of the Hawaiikian seas, countless generations ago.

any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

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From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

exhausted

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

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

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

in or at the place that

From this reading Rimatoto and other small bush-hamlets were deserted, and the tribes gathered in, bearing their food supplies to the Hauhau council-village of Taiporohenui--close to where the town of Hawera now stands.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Taiporohenui was a famous name--a word of _mana_, as the Maori would say--amongst all the tribes from Whanganui to Waikato.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE HAUHAU COUNCIL-TOWN Life in Taiporohenui--A great praying-house--The ritual of the _Niu_--Singular Hauhau chants--"_Matua Pai-mariré_"--Bent's new owner, and his new wife--The tattooers--Another white renegade Another summer came, and the crops were gathered in, and the men of Tito's _hapu_, after nearly a year of comparative peace, wearied for the war-path again.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading The name, say the wise men of Taranaki, goes back far beyond the days of the later Maori migration to New Zealand, in the canoes Aotea, Tokomaru, Tainui, and other Polynesian Viking ships.