used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
accumulationsnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “accumulation” — an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
anew
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
(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 was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
Bent's
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
canoe-songs
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From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
CanoeingverbUS /kəˈnuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “canoe” — travel by canoe
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
down-stream
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From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
being one more than seven
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
EXILEverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
forest-covered
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From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
Hakopa
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From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
Hukatéré
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From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
impededadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpiːdɪd/
made difficult or slow
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
labours
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From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
Makutu
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From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
MaorinounUS /ˈmaʊri/
an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
medicine-man
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From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
pakeha
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From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
Patea
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From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
rapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
Rii
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From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
Rupé
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From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
sea-coastnoun
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
TenounUS /tiː/
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 Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
urukehu
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From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
precisely as stated
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was ready for the voyage, and the _pakeha_-Maori and his companions loaded their canoe and embarked for Hukatéré--thirty miles down-stream, not far from the sea-coast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
a Caucasian
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
which person or people
From this reading Aboard the canoe, besides Bent, were Rupé, Hakopa and his niece, and a man named Te Rii, who was an _urukehu_, or "fair hair."
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading The Patea was a very winding stream, flowing between high forest-covered banks; its course was impeded by frequent rocky shoals and accumulations of sunken logs, which formed rapids.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The white man and his Maori companions paddled along merrily for seven or eight miles, lightening their labours with canoe-songs.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading OUT OF EXILE Canoeing on the Patea--The voyage to Hukatéré--The white man's world again--Bent the medicine-man--_Makutu_, or the Black Art--Bent's later days--The end.
