Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

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From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

react verbally

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

to double the degree

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

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From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

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From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

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From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

express in words

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

except if; if not

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

precisely as stated

From this reading “Very good, Kumuhana,” Hardman Pool commanded.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Tell me the secret, and she will never know.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Yet do you forget that I am an _alii_, and that what my good Kalama does not dare ask, I command to ask.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I can send for her, now, and tell her to command your answer.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading But such would be a foolishness unless you prove yourself doubly foolish.