used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
(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 “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
HawaiinounUS /həˈwaɪiː/
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
Kahiki-mo-e
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From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
go away from a place
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
Me-ne-hu-ne
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From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
Mo-hi-ki-a
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From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
not one, and not any
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps they went back to Kahiki-mo-e, for in Kahiki-mo-e they had been for a time before they came back to Hawaii.
to-morrow
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From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We start on our journey to-morrow night,” he said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
in or at the place that
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
which person or people
From this reading And so the Me-ne-hu-ne in their great force left our Islands, and where they went there is none of us who know.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “All the Me-ne-hu-ne will leave the Islands, and the crop that is now grown will be left for the women and children.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The King would not have Mo-hi-ki-a stay behind.
