Chapter 1 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// KIANA: A TRADITION OF HAWAII. Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c. Boston and Cambridge: James Munroe and Company. London: S. Low, Son, and Company, Ludgate Hill. M DCCC LVII.
Chapter 1 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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a university in England
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a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
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the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
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plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
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an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
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an inherited pattern of thought or action
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
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From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston and Cambridge: James Munroe and Company.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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a university in England
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an institution created to conduct business
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From this reading M DCCC LVII.
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
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the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading London: S. Low, Son, and Company, Ludgate Hill.
the aggregate of past events
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plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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being seven more than fifty
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
a male human offspring
From this reading London: S. Low, Son, and Company, Ludgate Hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “History of the Hawaiian Islands,” “Parisian” and “Italian Sights,” “Art-Hints,” &c., &c.
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading See https:// KIANA: A TRADITION OF HAWAII.
Chapter 1 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii by James Jackson Jarves holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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