1779
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From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
alii
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From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
aliis
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From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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prepare a hot meal
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
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either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
halenounUS /heɪl/
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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HawaiinounUS /həˈwaɪiː/
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
HawaiiannounUS /həˈwaɪən/
the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
From this reading Hawaiian Stories.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
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)
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
knounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
listedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstəd/
on a list
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
lunapais
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From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
engage in
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
not able to be found
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near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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redmen
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From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Sundry missing of damaged punctuation has been repaired.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading * or similar spelling, seen on a statue of Captain James Cook, k.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Hawaiian Stories.
summonverbUS /ˈsʌmən/
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
SundryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌndri/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
transcribernounUS /trænˈskraɪbər/
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading The transcriber has corrected typographical errors from the original book and listed them at the end of this text.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading 1779, Hawaii. "the redmen to make their home near his hale and they should be aliis in ... sent his lunapais into every valley and along the sea to summon the alii...."
