1801
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From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
Ann
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From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
bairns
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From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
callans
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From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
Cayenneville
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From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
cogitationnounUS /ˌkɑːdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
a carefully considered thought about something
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
cotton-mill
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From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
Dom
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From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
germinaladjective
containing seeds of later development
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
Lorimore's
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From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/
an amount of time
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
personalitiesnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
searchingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
smeddum
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From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
soople
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
ThingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
voguenounUS /voʊɡ/
the popular taste at a given time
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But still we were not, even at this era, of which this Ann.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dom. is the beginning, without occasional personality, or an event that deserved to be called a germinal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Things that in former days would have occasioned great discourse and cogitation, are forgotten with the day in which they happen; and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry, which I reckon the period before the American war; nor has there been any such germinal changes among us, as those which took place in the second epoch, counting backward from the building of the cotton-mill that gave rise to the town of Cayenneville.
YEARnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading YEAR 1801 IT is often to me very curious food for meditation, that as the parish increased in population, there should have been less cause for matter to record.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Some years before, I had noted among the callans at Mr. Lorimore’s school a long soople laddie, who, like all bairns that grow fast and tall, had but little smeddum.
