used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
chloroformnounUS /ˈklɔːrəfɔːrm/
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
From this reading It is chloroform in print.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
electverbUS /ɪˈlekt/
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
apart from; not including
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is chloroform in print.
insipidadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
conformity or harmony
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
the force of workers available
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
MormonnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
pretentiousadjectiveUS /priˈtenʃəs/
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading It is chloroform in print.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading I brought away a copy from Salt Lake.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
a source of difficulty
From this reading All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was a miracle--keeping awake while he did it was, at any rate.
but in spite of that
From this reading The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so "slow," so sleepy; such an insipid mess of inspiration.
