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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

May 26, 2012

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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

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(2) Words.

lives
livestock

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(2) Words.

lives
livestock

(141) Words.

abjuration
after-liver
agouty
allotment
amphibium
anecdote
annual
antipode
appetite
autonomy
banqueter
bedlam
bee
beggar
begging
biographer
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chapless
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conformation
contemporary
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dwelling-house
eagle
earthworm
elephant
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ephemeron-worm
eremite
fieldmouse
fish
frame
frugally
girth
give
goose
grasshopper
heathen
hermit
hope
housekeeper
hymn
inhabitancy
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insurance
insure
jeopard
jovialist
largely
legend
libertine
life
live
liver
lives
lodger
loosely
lovely
mechanical
menology
methodist
miracle
mouth
muckworm
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neighbor
neighborhood
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olive-yard
omphacine
operate
overliver
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pass
pensioner
perennial
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remarkable
resolution
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sea-fowl
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vandalism
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water-fowl
water-rat
weasel
wicked
widow-maker

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1828 Definition

LIVES, n. plu. of life.

1913 Definition

Lives (lives)
n.	(l&imacr]vz)
Lives
;

pl. of Life.

Alive] living; with life.

[Obs.] " Any lives creature." Chaucer.

Noah Says...

In correcting public evils, great reliance is placed on schools.� But schools no more make statesmen than human learning makes christians. Literature & scientific attainments have never prevented the corruption of government. Knowledge derived from experience & from the evils of bad measures may produce a change of measures to correct a particular evil. But learning & sciences have no material effect in subduing ambition & selfishness, reconciling parties or subjecting private interest to the influence of a ruling preference of public good.

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Project::Noah

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The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed. The first initiatives of Project::Noah will involve the accessibility of the 1828 American dictionary.

Vision::Reprint

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The first vision, Vision::Reprint, has an intent to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25. The first task, Task::Access, involves the digitizing of the original 1828 dictionary. The dictionary is available in microfilm (American Culture Series, Reel 335.6-336.1, Michigan University Microfilms) at many universities. To digitize the microfilm as a batch process requires a special scanner.

Vision::Redesign

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The second vision, Vision::Redesign, has an intent to improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary. Beyond the Task::XML, other tasks related to this Vision::Redesign include identifying features and functionality for this new website. In addition, plugins will be discussed and created to make the dictionary accessible in other ways: iPhone, Google widget, Firefox Add-on, etc.

Vision::Recapture

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The third vision, Vision::Recapture, has an intent to evoke the importance of Noah Webster in our American Heritage. This vision will manifest itself in a commissioned painting of Noah Webster. The process involved will require the input from concerned Americans. The final commission painting will be derived from initial sketches and digital compositions. Feedback from the community is essential for this vision's success throughout the entire process.

May 26, 2012