used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
(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 She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
bananasnounUS /bəˈnænəz/
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
befallverbUS /bɪˈfɔːl/
become of; happen to
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
denoteverbUS /dɪˈnoʊt/
be a sign or indication of
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
a young female
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
the act of departing
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
grand-aunt
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From this reading They are your grandmother and your grand-aunt.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading They are your grandmother and your grand-aunt.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
Ku-ai-he-lani
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From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
Lau-kia-manu
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From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
engage in
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
not any; not one
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
roastingnounUS /ˈroʊstɪŋ/
cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
not in physical motion
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are your grandmother and your grand-aunt.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
in or at the place that
From this reading So her mother said, but Lau-kia-manu still had thoughts of going to Ku-ai-he-lani, where her father was King.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And then her mother said: “Go on and on until you come to where two old women are roasting bananas by the wayside.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She grew to be a girl, and then one day she said to her mother, “I have no way by which I can come into possession of canoes that would denote my royal state, but for all that I will make a journey to Ku-ai-he-lani; I will not remain here.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her mother said, “Go if you will, but terrible things will befall you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are your grandmother and your grand-aunt.
