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Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Whence came I?
What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Added Upon A Story

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Added Upon A Story is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
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"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
/ənd ðeɪ huː kiːp ðer fɜːrst ɪˈsteɪt ʃæl biː ˈædəd əˈpɑːn ənd ðeɪ huː kiːp ðer ˈsekənd ɪˈsteɪt ʃæl hæv ˈɡlɔːri ˈædəd əˈpɑːn ðer hedz fɔːr ˈevər ənd ˈevər/
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A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
/ə rɪˈlɪdʒən tuː biː wɜːrθ waɪl mʌst ɡɪv ˌsætəˈsfæktri ˈænsərz tuː ðə ɡreɪt ˈkwestʃənz ʌv laɪf wʌt æm aɪ/
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Whence came I?
/wens keɪm aɪ/
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What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
/wʌt ɪz ðə ˈɑːbdʒekt ʌv ðɪs laɪf ənd wʌt ɪz maɪ ˈdestəni/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

answers noun US /ˈænsərz/

plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”

Builder noun US /ˈbɪldər/

a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

From this reading “Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.”

destiny noun US /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?”

estate noun US /ɪˈsteɪt/

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”

Missionary noun US /ˈmɪʃəneri/

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading “Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.”

Romance noun US /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading “Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.”

satisfactory adjective US /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”

Whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “Whence came I?”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/

plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

BuildernounUS /ˈbɪldər/

a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Whence came I?

CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

DaughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?

estatenounUS /ɪˈsteɪt/

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

MissionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?

NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

RomancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

WhenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Whence came I?

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?

Chapter 1 of Added Upon A Story by Nephi Anderson holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Author
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Castle
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Builder
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Daughter
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