used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
Aelani
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From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
anew
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
in a state of sleep
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading She chanced to land close to a fisherman's hut.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She chanced to land close to a fisherman's hut.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
being one more than seven
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
fisherman'snounUS /ˈfɪʃərmənz/
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading She chanced to land close to a fisherman's hut.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
Hiwa
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From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
HIWA'S
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From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
temporary military shelter
From this reading She chanced to land close to a fisherman's hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading She chanced to land close to a fisherman's hut.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
the act of departing
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
not any; not one
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
on one occasion
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
and nothing more
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The royal city was only eight miles away, and a swim of that distance and back again was no great feat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
Waipio
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From this reading So one evening, leaving Aelani asleep, she armed herself with a short spear and swam up the coast to the Waipio River.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HIWA'S VISIT A GREAT longing came upon Hiwa to see her lover once more, and to learn what was taking place in the kingdom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Neither, as she thought, would such a visit be attended with much danger.
