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Chapter V
But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell. Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries. There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock. That is, on his grandmother's side. His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.”
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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 His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading That is, on his grandmother's side.
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From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That is, on his grandmother's side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is, on his grandmother's side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading That is, on his grandmother's side.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
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From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that is not the Hawaiian queerness I started out to tell.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading There is Jack Kersdale, the man I wanted to tell about; he came of missionary stock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
which person or people
From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Only one cannot speak of things Hawaiian without mentioning the missionaries.
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From this reading His grandfather was old Benjamin Kersdale, a Yankee trader, who got his start for a million in the old days by selling cheap whiskey and square-face gin.
