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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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SPREAD, SPRED, v.t. pret. and pp. spread or spred. [G., to spread. The more correct orthography is spred.

1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broader surface; as, to spread a carpet or a table cloth; to spread a sheet on the ground.

2. To extend; to form into a plate; as, to spread silver. Jeremiah 10.

3. To set; to place; to pitch; as, to spread a tent. Genesis 33.

4. To cover by extending something; to reach every part.

And an unusual paleness spreads her face.

5. To extend; to shoot to a greater length in every direction, so as to fill or cover a wider space.

The stately trees fast spread their branches.

6. To divulge; to propagate; to publish; as news or fame; to cause to be more extensively know; as, to spread a report.

In this use the word is sometimes accompanied with abroad.

They, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. Matthew 9.

7. To propagate; to cause to affect greater numbers; as, to spread a disease.

8. To emit; to diffuse; as emanations or effluvia; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.

9. To disperse; to scatter over a larger surface; as, to spread manure; to spread plaster or lime on the ground.

10. To prepare; to set and furnish with provision; as, to spread a table. God spread a table for the Israelites in the wilderness.

11. To open; to unfold; to unfurl; to stretch; as, to spread the sails of a ship.

SPREAD, SPRED, v.i.

1. To extend itself in length and breadth, in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched. The larger elms spread over a space of forty or fifty yards in diameter; or the shade of the larger elms spreads over that space. The larger lakes in America spread over more than fifteen hundred square miles.

Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall.

2. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, a metal spreads with difficulty.

3. To be propagated or made known more extensively. Ill reports sometimes spread with wonderful rapidity.

4. To be propagated from one to another; as, a disease spreads into all parts of a city. The yellow fever of American cities has not been found to spread in the country.

SPREAD, SPRED, n.

1. Extent; compass.

I have a fine spread of improvable land.

2. Expansion of parts.

No flower has that spread of the woodbind.

1913 Definition

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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 27, 2012