Chapter II

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From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

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

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

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From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

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From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

plural of “manifestation” — a clear appearance

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

make imperfect

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

come together

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

flat tableland with steep edges

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

footwear usually with wooden soles

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

approval to do something

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

a town in central Arizona

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

unusual or striking

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

living in a particular place

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading REMARKABLE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS--THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ELDER DAVID P. KIMBALL, AS NARRATED BY HIMSELF.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

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

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

in or at the place that

From this reading Brother Kimball was then a resident of Jonesville, or Lehi, three miles from Mesa, where the letter was written.

during the time that

From this reading The events described took place while he was returning home from a trip to Prescott, the capital of that Territory.

United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

which person or people

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The experience related was of so remarkable a character as to meet with dubiety on the part of some, especially those inclined to be skeptical regarding spiritual manifestations.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The following narrative of the experience of the late David Patten Kimball, who was lost on the Salt River desert, Arizona, in the latter part of November, 1881, is taken by permission from a letter written by him to his sister, Helen Mar Whitney, of this city, on the 8th of January, 1882.