Chapter IV

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

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

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

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

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

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

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

give a benediction to

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

brought into existence

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a person who is being chased

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

many times at short intervals

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

yet to be or coming

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

plural of “preacher” — someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

in a fortunately providential manner

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

unusual or striking

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

bringing again into activity and prominence

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

past form of “ridicule” — subject to laughter or ridicule

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

a port city in western Turkey

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

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

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading She used, frequently, to call me to her bedside and counsel me to be a good man, that the Lord might bless my future life.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a vivid mental image

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

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

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I remember her as a fervent, praying woman.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading MY MOTHER'S PROMISE--CHASED BY WOLVES--A REMARKABLE DREAM--THROWN FROM A HORSE--PROVIDENTIALLY SAVED--RELIGIOUS REVIVAL--PREACHERS TRY IN VAIN TO CONVERT ME--RIDICULED FOR NOT PLAYING AT CARDS--READ INFIDEL WORKS--THEIR EFFECT--A VISION.

a late time of life

From this reading My mother was afflicted many years with consumption.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading I was born October 19th, 1807, in the town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York.