The reason why this part of the pa was the strongest was, because it was the part which had been originally built by Pene Taui as a pa for himself.
It was originally but small, and belonged to Pene Taui, but they now completely finished it, and made it a perfect Maori fort in every respect.
The number of men in the fort was about one hundred and seventy, and the part attacked was defended by the hapu of Pene Taui, in number just forty men.
Many, also, of the men who had been at the fight with Walker at Te Whatuteri had returned home, so there remained at the pa at Ohaeawae only Kawiti, Pene Taui, and one hundred men.
The Christian names both of Pene and Tote are transposed in the last entry.
Wood states that almost all writers--auctores pene omnes--make him an Irishman.
Indeed, no reference is made to the father except under the general statement that his parents took him to England while he was yet very young, pene infans.
The Art of the Book-plate, by Henri Pene DuBois, with seven caricature designs by Henriot.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pene" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
