Chapter VI

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From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

possessing life

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

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

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

confined by bonds

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

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From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

plural of “capability” — the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

strong feelings of embarrassment

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

plural of “colleague” — an associate that one works with

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

unvarying in nature

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading COULD THE MORMONS FIGHT?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

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From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

excessive intolerance of opposing views

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading COULD THE MORMONS FIGHT?

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the head of a state government

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

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

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

a person who murders an infant

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

immediately past

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah

From this reading COULD THE MORMONS FIGHT?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

go across or through

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

the state of being plural

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

Identical; not different.

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

express in words

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

not in physical motion

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

refer for judgment or consideration

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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

From this reading COULD THE MORMONS FIGHT?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

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

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

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From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

being six more than twenty

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

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

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

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From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I SAY, as the Lord lives, we are bound to become a sovereign State in the Union or an independent nation by ourselves.

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

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

the words that are spoken

From this reading These were the words of Brigham Young on the last day of August, 1856.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.

a late time of life

From this reading I am still, and still will be Governor of this Territory, to the constant chagrin of my enemies, and twenty-six years shall not pass away before the Elders of this Church will be as much thought of as kings on their thrones."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading An unfulfilled prophecy--Had Brigham Young been still alive?--The hierarchy of Mormonism--The fighting Apostle and his colleagues--Plurality a revelation--Rajpoot infanticide: how it was stamped out--Would the Mormons submit to the same process?--Their fighting capabilities--Boer and Mormon: an analogy between the Drakensberg and the Wasatch ranges--The Puritan fanaticism of the Saints--Awaiting the fulness of time and of prophecy.