Chapter 1 of Mr. Durant of Salt Lake City, "That Mormon" is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Mr. Durant of Salt Lake City, "That Mormon" is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THAT MORMON." BY BEN. E. RICH. "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Mr. Durant of Salt Lake City, "That Mormon" is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading “"THAT MORMON."”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
the quality of being holy
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.”
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From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BY BEN.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY BEN.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. RICH.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
the force of workers available
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading "THAT MORMON."
not any; not one
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
not one, and not any
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
possessing material wealth
From this reading E. RICH.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
the quality of being holy
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT MORMON."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
which person or people
From this reading "God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."--MILTON SALT LAKE CITY: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO., PRINTERS 1893.
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