Chapter 9 of The White Conquerors is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The White Conquerors is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS? Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it. The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood. Which side would win in such a struggle? The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
Chapter 9 of The White Conquerors is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “conqueror” — someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading “WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.”
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.”
wrongly understood
From this reading “The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “Which side would win in such a struggle?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
plural of “conqueror” — someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
wrongly understood
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
not any; not one
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The pictures seemed to indicate that the strangers had suffered a defeat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meaning of the pictured despatches was too clear on that point to be misunderstood.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
a Caucasian
From this reading WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?
which person or people
From this reading WHO ARE THE WHITE CONQUERORS?
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Which side would win in such a struggle?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the white strangers were at war with Tlascala; there could be no doubt of it.
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