1838
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1839
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the month following July and preceding September
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awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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BEGINSnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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BONDSnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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COWARDSnounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
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absence of light or illumination
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DEFEATnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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causing fear or dread or terror
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compelled forcibly by an outside agency
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And now our story plunges into the awful events that began in August, 1838, and did not end until the spring of 1839--the time during which the Latter-day Saints were driven from Missouri.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And now our story plunges into the awful events that began in August, 1838, and did not end until the spring of 1839--the time during which the Latter-day Saints were driven from Missouri.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading And now our story plunges into the awful events that began in August, 1838, and did not end until the spring of 1839--the time during which the Latter-day Saints were driven from Missouri.
FALSEHOODSnounUS /ˈfælshʊdz/
plural of “falsehood” — a false statement
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the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GATHERSnounUS /ˈɡæðərz/
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
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a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
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the aggregate of past events
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How
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ten 10s
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
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immediately past
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Latter-dayadjective
belonging to the present or recent times
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LYMAN
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produced by a manufacturing process
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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the force of workers available
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MISSOURInounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
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MOBnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
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plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much dreadful history was made in those dark months!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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belonging to the speaker and others
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PENNISTON
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PERSECUTIONnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃən/
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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plungesnounUS /ˈplʌndʒɪz/
plural of “plunge” — a brief swim in water
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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rottennessnoun
in a state of progressive putrefaction
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SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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a reason for wanting something done
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past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
the season of growth
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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
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a state of acute pain
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utter obscenities or profanities
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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a fact that has been verified
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UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much dreadful history was made in those dark months!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now our story plunges into the awful events that began in August, 1838, and did not end until the spring of 1839--the time during which the Latter-day Saints were driven from Missouri.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now our story plunges into the awful events that began in August, 1838, and did not end until the spring of 1839--the time during which the Latter-day Saints were driven from Missouri.
WIGHTnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How many men showed the rottenness of their hearts; and how many men and women showed the unutterable suffering they would endure for the sake of truth!
