used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
for the reason that
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
terminate
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
bundlesnounUS /ˈbʌndəlz/
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
clubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
four-sidedadjective
having four sides
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
located inward
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
the act of departing
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
ma-ma-ka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
Ma-ui
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
malletnounUS /ˈmælɪt/
a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
soakverbUS /soʊk/
submerge in a liquid
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
carry out
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
tapanoun
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
tapa-board
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
the act of using
From this reading And then she would use her four-sided mallet and beat all the soft stuff into little thin sheets.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
look attentively
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
wau-ke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
at the time that
From this reading Ma-ui, when he was a child, used to watch his mother making tapa, and as he grew up he pitied her more and more because of all the toil and trouble that she had.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would take the bundles of the wet inner bark and lay them on the tapa-board and begin pounding them with little clubs.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then she would take off the outer bark, leaving the inner bark to be worked upon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would break the branches from the ma-ma-ka trees and from the wau-ke trees and soak them in water until their bark was easily taken off.
