Chapter 7 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday. We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday. We selected a splendid camp site. Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place. But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
Chapter 7 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.”
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “_MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “We selected a splendid camp site.”
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading “We selected a splendid camp site.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.”
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 “Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.”
In this reading “_MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.”
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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 We selected a splendid camp site.
(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 But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We selected a splendid camp site.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading We selected a splendid camp site.
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading We selected a splendid camp site.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading We selected a splendid camp site.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Heretofore the blacks had waited and given us the best camping place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _MUTINY AMONG THE CREW_ Our fifth night was Saturday.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But we had been treating them so well that they thought our kindness to them was not kindness at all, but fear of them.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We did not intend to travel or work on Sunday.
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