Chapter 23 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Be just and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.” SHAKESPEARE. Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews. His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
Chapter 23 of Kiana: a Tradition of Hawaii is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.””
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.””
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading “Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.””
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.”
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In this reading “Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
(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 Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Be just and fear not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be just and fear not.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
wanted intensely
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Be just and fear not.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
and nothing more
From this reading “Be just and fear not.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Be just and fear not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His curiosity was excited by what Olmedo had said of his religion to Pohaku, and he desired to know more of a faith so new to him.
at the time that
From this reading Let all the ends thou aim’st at be Thy God’s, and Truth’s; then, when thou fall’st, Thou fall’st a blessed Martyr.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Hewahewa had been a silent witness of the two interviews.
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