The Latter-Day Prophet

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1844.

THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

When Governor Ford left Carthage on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June, taking with him the friendly troops of Captain Dunn, he disbanded all but the Carthage Greys, and left them to guard the prison.

Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

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Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The Latter-Day Prophet is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

1844. THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION. When Governor Ford left Carthage on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June, taking with him the friendly troops of Captain Dunn, he disbanded all but the Carthage Greys, and left them to guard the prison. Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack. When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

The Latter-Day Prophet

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1844.

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THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

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Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

/tuː ˈhʌndrəd ʌv ðə dɪsˈbændɪd ˈsoʊldʒərz wɪð ˈblækənd ˈfeɪsəz keɪm tuː meɪk ðə əˈtæk/

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When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

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blackened adjective US /ˈblækənd/

darkened by smoke

From this reading “Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.”

burial noun US /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading “THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.”

carthage noun US /ˈkɑːrθədʒ/

an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

From this reading “THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.”

cartridges noun US /ˈkɑːrtrədʒəz/

plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

From this reading “When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.”

disbanded verb US /dɪsˈbændɪd/

past form of “disband” — cause to break up or cease to function

From this reading “When Governor Ford left Carthage on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June, taking with him the friendly troops of Captain Dunn, he disbanded all but the Carthage Greys, and left them to guard the prison.”

Ford noun US /fɔːrd/

United States film maker (1896-1973)

jail noun US /dʒeɪl/

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

From this reading “THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.”

martyrdom noun US /ˈmɑːrtərdəm/

death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

From this reading “THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.”

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blank cartridges adjective + noun counted as “blank cartridge”

In this reading “When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.”

Two hundred noun + noun

being ten more than one hundred ninety

In this reading “Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.”

blackened faces adjective + noun counted as “blackened face”

In this reading “Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.”

at the door preposition + article + noun counted as “at … door”

In this reading “When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.”

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1844

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From this reading 1844.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

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 When Governor Ford left Carthage on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June, taking with him the friendly troops of Captain Dunn, he disbanded all but the Carthage Greys, and left them to guard the prison.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

attacknounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/

darkened by smoke

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

BURIALnounUS /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

CARTHAGEnounUS /ˈkɑːrθədʒ/

an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

cartridgesnounUS /ˈkɑːrtrədʒəz/

plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

disbandedverbUS /dɪsˈbændɪd/

past form of “disband” — cause to break up or cease to function

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

Dunn

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eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

FACESnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

FordnounUS /fɔːrd/

United States film maker (1896-1973)

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

GovernornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

Greys

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guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

JAILnounUS /dʒeɪl/

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/

filled with a great quantity

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

MARTYRDOMnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərdəm/

death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

MOBnounUS /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

muskets

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From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

NAUVOO

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From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

PAINTEDadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/

coated with paint

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

PRISONERSnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

SURROUNDEDadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/

confined on all sides

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

troopsnounUS /truːps/

soldiers collectively

twenty-seventhadjective

coming next after the twenty-sixth in position

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two hundred of the disbanded soldiers, with blackened faces came to make the attack.

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When all was ready, the eight men at the door of the jail loaded their muskets with blank cartridges and waited.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE PRISONERS IN CARTHAGE JAIL--SURROUNDED BY A MOB WITH PAINTED FACES--THE MARTYRDOM--THE RETURN TO NAUVOO--FUNERAL AND BURIAL--CONCLUSION.

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