Chapter 3 of A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_6th Mo. 18th_. I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity. I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself. Thought I had accepted Christ.
Chapter 3 of A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Thought I had accepted Christ.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Thought I had accepted Christ.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.”
time without end
From this reading “I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.”
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading “I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.”
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From this reading 18th_.
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From this reading _6th Mo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Thought I had accepted Christ.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Thought I had accepted Christ.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
time without end
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thought I had accepted Christ.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _6th Mo.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading 18th_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have thought this summer a time of critical importance for my soul, for eternity.
except if; if not
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have felt, and sometimes spoken, strongly, but always, I believe, honestly, unless I have imposed upon myself.
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