1712
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From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
in addition
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
appraisement
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From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
have
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
befallenverbUS /bəˈfɑːlən/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
bountynounUS /ˈbaʊnti/
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
of short duration or distance
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
BunyannounUS /ˈbʌnjən/
English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
give encouragement to
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
dearly loved
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
divisible by two
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
the organ of sight
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
Gilcrist
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From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
HeavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
for this reason
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
insomuchadverb
to such an extent or degree; so
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
immediately past
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
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 If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
magnifyverbUS /ˈmæɡnəfaɪ/
increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
marvelsnounUS /ˈmɑːrvəlz/
plural of “marvel” — something that causes feelings of wonder
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
the force of workers available
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
methinks
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From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
Mylrea
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From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
not any; not one
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
and nothing more
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
OUTCASTnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
by chance
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
readsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
saintlyadjectiveUS /ˈseɪntli/
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
be seated
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
solacenounUS /ˈsɑːləs/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
in or at or to some place
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
a male human offspring
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
in the near future
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
thirtiethadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrtiəθ/
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
precisely as stated
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
wardship
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From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not, as the good Bunyan was, am I now impelled to such a narration--bear with me though I name myself with that holy man--by hope or thought that the goodness and bounty of God may thereby be the more advanced before the sons of men, though it is for me also to magnify the Heavenly Majesty, insomuch as that by this door of my outcast state He has brought me to partake of grace and life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
at the time that
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
which person or people
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For it has fastened on me with conviction that God has chosen me for a vessel of mercy, and that very soon he will relieve me from the body of the death I live in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
produce a literary work
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
the act of creating written works
From this reading If I finish this writing before I go hence, and if when I am gone she reads it, methinks it will come to her as a deep solace that her prayer of long since was answered, and that, though so sorely separated, we twain have yet been one even in this world, and lived together by day and hour in the cheer of the spirit.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading OF HIS OUTCAST STATE I, Daniel Mylrea, the son (God forgive me!) of Gilcrist Mylrea, Bishop of Man--grace and peace be with that saintly soul!--do set me down in the year (as well as my reckoning serves me) 1712, the month September, the day somewhere between the twentieth and the thirtieth, to begin a brief relation of certain exceeding strange accidents of this life that have befallen me since, at the heavy judgment of God, I first turned my face from the company of men.
but in spite of that
From this reading Alone I sit to write what perchance no eye may read, but it is with hope, perhaps only vain, that she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement may yet learn of the marvels which did oft occur, that I try in these my last days to put my memory under wardship.
