| to send | kupeleka |
| to be sent | kupelekwa |
| they were sent | walipelekwa |
| to /for /by | kwa |
| old man | mzee |
| to an old man/elder | kwa mzee |
| they were sent to an old man | walipelekwa kwa mzee |
| professor | profesa |
| an old man and professor | mzee na profesa |
| who | ambaye |
| to live /exist | kuishi |
| he was | alikuwa |
| he was living | alikuwa akiishi |
| center / middle /in the middle | katikati |
| in the middle of | katikati mwa |
| in the middle of England | katikati mwa England |
| He was living in the middle of England. | Alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England. |
| They were sent to an elder and professor who was living in the middle of England. | Walipelekwa kwa mzee na profesa ambaye alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England, |
| ten | kumi |
| mile(s) | maili |
| ten miles | maili kumi |
| from | kutoka |
| ten miles from | maili kumi kutoka |
| post office | ofisi ya posta |
| close /almost | karibu |
| the closest post office | ofisi ya posta ya karibu |
| ten miles from the nearest post office | maili kumi kutoka ofisi ya posta ya karibu |
| They were sent to an elder and professor who was living in the middle of England, ten miles from the closest post office. | Walipelekwa kwa mzee na profesa ambaye alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England, maili kumi kutoka ofisi ya posta ya karibu. . |