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Gems for the Young Folks

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Gems for the Young Folks is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.
SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.
SHELTON--TWO BRANCHES ORGANIZED.
The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.
With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gems for the Young Folks

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Gems for the Young Folks is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.
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SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.
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SHELTON--TWO BRANCHES ORGANIZED.
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The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.
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With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.
/wɪð ðɪs aɪˈdiːə aɪ ɪnˈdevərd tuː dɪˈspoʊz ʌv maɪ fɑːrm bʌt ˈfeɪljər ɪn maɪ ˈefərts tuː duː ðɪs wɑːz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðæt seɪvd miː frʌm ə ʃer ɪn ðə məˈzʊri ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃəns/

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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.

baptisms noun US /ˈbæptɪzəmz/

plural of “baptism” — a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

brunswick noun US /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/

a university town in southwestern Maine

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

crosby noun US /ˈkrɔːzbi/

United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

miraculously adverb US /mərˈækjələsli/

in a miraculous manner

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

nova noun US /ˈnoʊvə/

a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

organize verb US /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/

create (as an entity)

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

persecutions noun US /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃəns/

plural of “persecution” — the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading “With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.”

waylaid verb US /ˈweɪleɪd/

inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack

From this reading “REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

dispose of verb + particle

deal with or settle

In this reading “With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.”

gather up verb + adjective

take and lift upward

In this reading “The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.”

great desire adjective + noun

In this reading “The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.”

share in verb + particle

In this reading “With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.”

live with verb + particle

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

In this reading “The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.”

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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 REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ACQUAINTANCEnounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ACQUIREverbUS /əˈkwaɪər/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ALBANYnounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ALSOadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

ATTACKnounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

BAPTISMSnounUS /ˈbæptɪzəmz/

plural of “baptism” — a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

BEATENadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

BEDnounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

BRANCHESnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

BRUNSWICKnounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/

a university town in southwestern Maine

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

CHURCHnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

CONSIDERABLEadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

CROSBYnounUS /ˈkrɔːzbi/

United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

DEADadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

DISPERSEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

disposeverbUS /dɪˈspoʊz/

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

doctrinenounUS /ˈdɑːktrən/

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

EASTERNadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

ELDERnounUS /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

endeavoredverbUS /ɪnˈdevərd/

past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

farmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

HEALEDadjectiveUS /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

INVITEDverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

JEFFERSONnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

JOSEPHnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

LEFTnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

MIRACULOUSLYadverbUS /mərˈækjələsli/

in a miraculous manner

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

MISSIONSnounUS /ˈmɪʃənz/

plural of “mission” — an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

MOBnounUS /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

NAUVOO

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

NOVAnounUS /ˈnoʊvə/

a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

ORGANIZEverbUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/

create (as an entity)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

ORGANIZEDadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/

formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

From this reading SHELTON--TWO BRANCHES ORGANIZED.

others

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

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

PERSECUTIONnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃən/

the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

persecutionsnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃəns/

plural of “persecution” — the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

Pomphret

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

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

PREACHverbUS /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

PROPERTYnounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

RE-ATTACK

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

From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

REMOVALnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/

the act of removing

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/

plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

SCOTIA

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From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

SHELTON

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From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

SICKNESSnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

SIXnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

SMITHnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

STATESnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading SHELTON--THEY RETURN AND RE-ATTACK THE HOUSE--ARE DISPERSED BY MR.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

TRAVELverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading SHELTON--TWO BRANCHES ORGANIZED.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The doctrine of the gathering had been taught the Saints, at Pomphret, and, in common with the others, I felt a great desire to gather up and live with the body of the Church.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading With this idea I endeavored to dispose of my farm, but failure in my efforts to do this was the only thing that saved me from a share in the Missouri persecutions.

WAYLAIDverbUS /ˈweɪleɪd/

inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading REMOVAL TO NAUVOO--SICKNESS--MIRACULOUSLY HEALED--ACQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY--ACQUAINTANCE WITH JOSEPH SMITH--MISSIONS TO ALBANY, AND THE EASTERN STATES; ALSO, WITH ELDER J. W. CROSBY, TO NOVA SCOTIA--PREACH IN JEFFERSON CO., N. Y., AND ORGANIZE SIX BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH--TRAVEL TO NEW BRUNSWICK--INVITED TO PREACH--BAPTISMS--PERSECUTION--THE AUTHOR WAYLAID BY A MOB, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD--ATTACK ON THE HOUSE WHERE HE AND ELDER CROSBY WERE IN BED--THE MOB DISPERSED BY MRS.

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