Chapter XXXII
A DREADED COUNTRY. What Paganel had stated was indisputable. The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted. There was, therefore, danger in landing. But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
Chapter XXXII
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A
DREADED
COUNTRY.
What
Paganel
had
stated
was
indisputable.
The
cruelty
of
the
New
Zealanders
could
not
be
doubted.
There
was,
therefore,
danger
in
landing.
But
if
the
danger
had
been
a
hundred
times
greater,
it
must
have
been
faced.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
Chapter XXXII
Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
A
DREADED
COUNTRY.
Line 2
What
Paganel
had
stated
was
indisputable.
Line 3
The
cruelty
of
the
New
Zealanders
could
not
be
doubted.
Line 4
There
was,
therefore,
danger
in
landing.
Line 5
But
if
the
danger
had
been
a
hundred
times
greater,
it
must
have
been
faced.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.”
Therefore
adverb
US /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “There was, therefore, danger in landing.”
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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 A DREADED COUNTRY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
COUNTRY
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From this reading A DREADED COUNTRY.
cruelty
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danger
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doubted
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DREADED
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From this reading A DREADED COUNTRY.
faced
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greater
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
hundred
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From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
indisputable
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From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
landing
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From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
New
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From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
Paganel
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From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
stated
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From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.
There
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From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There was, therefore, danger in landing.
times
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From this reading But if the danger had been a hundred times greater, it must have been faced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Paganel had stated was indisputable.
Zealanders
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From this reading The cruelty of the New Zealanders could not be doubted.