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Waihoura, the Maori Girl
Waihoura, the Maori Girl

Chapter I

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Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.
________________________________________________________________________ WAIHOURA, THE MAORI GIRL, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.
CHAPTER ONE.
THE NEW COLONY.
ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.
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Waihoura, the Maori Girl

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Waihoura, the Maori Girl is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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________________________________________________________________________ WAIHOURA, THE MAORI GIRL, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.
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CHAPTER ONE.
/ˈtʃæptər wʌn/
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THE NEW COLONY.
/ðə nuː ˈkɑːləni/
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ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

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colony noun US /ˈkɑːləni/

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 “THE NEW COLONY.”

encamp verb US /ɪnˈkæmp/

live in or as if in a tent

From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

greening noun US /ˈɡriːnɪŋ/

the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

inspect verb US /ˌɪnˈspekt/

look over carefully

From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

Kingston noun US /ˈkɪŋstən/

a town on the Hudson River in New York

From this reading “Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.”

Maori noun US /ˈmaʊri/

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

From this reading “Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.”

selected adjective US /səˈlektɪd/

chosen in preference to another

From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

zealand noun US /ˈziːlənd/

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

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ENCAMP NEAR verb + particle

In this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.”

NEW COLONY adjective + noun

In this reading “THE NEW COLONY.”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

ARRIVALnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

CANmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

COLONYnounUS /ˈkɑːləni/

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 THE NEW COLONY.

ENCAMPverbUS /ɪnˈkæmp/

live in or as if in a tent

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

FAMILIESnounUS /ˈfæməliz/

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

FARMERnounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/

a person who operates a farm

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

GREENINGnounUS /ˈɡriːnɪŋ/

the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

INSPECTverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/

look over carefully

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/

a town on the Hudson River in New York

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

LANDnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

MaorinounUS /ˈmaʊri/

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

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

NEARadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading THE NEW COLONY.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

OTHERS

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

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

PEMBERTON

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

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

PORTnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

SELECTEDadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/

chosen in preference to another

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

SETTLEverbUS /ˈsetəl/

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

TILLprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

Waihoura

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From this reading Waihoura, the Maori Girl, by W.H.G. Kingston.

ZEALANDnounUS /ˈziːlənd/

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES OF MR PEMBERTON, FARMER GREENING AND OTHERS, IN NEW ZEALAND.--INSPECT LAND.--ENCAMP NEAR THE PORT TILL THEY CAN SETTLE ON THE LAND THEY HAVE SELECTED.

Chapter 1 of Waihoura, the Maori Girl by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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