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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
actions
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
alienation
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
all
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
alleged
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
arms
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
birds
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
chiefs
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
common
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From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
day
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
entertained
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
fast
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
fears
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
fighting
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
flock
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
foe
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From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
growing
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From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
injustice
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
lament
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
land
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
like
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
manifest
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
Maori
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
more
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
motives
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
natives
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
near
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
other
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
Outnumbered
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
people
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
propitious
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From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
recitations
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
rising
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
rock
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
sagacious
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
sea
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
settlers
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From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
songs
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
superior
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
superiority
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From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
taken
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
territories
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From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The more sagacious chiefs entertained fears of the alienation of their territories.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
tribes
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From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
troubled
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From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
underlying
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
unite
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From this reading The time seemed propitious to unite the tribes against the common foe.
up
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
weapons
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From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
white
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From this reading The growing superiority of the white settlers troubled them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Outnumbered, fighting against superior weapons, the day seemed near when, as in their songs and recitations, they began to lament, "The Maori people would be like a flock of birds upon a rock, with the sea rising fast around them."
wrong
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From this reading The natives alleged that they had taken up arms against manifest wrong and injustice; but underlying all other motives and actions was the land question.
