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May 27, 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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(8) Words.

toward
towardliness
towardly
towardness
towards
untoward
untowardly
untowardness

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(8) Words.

toward
towardliness
towardly
towardness
towards
untoward
untowardly
untowardness

(366) Words.

aback
abaft
abandon
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thitherward
thwartness
to
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towards
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turnsole
undated
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untoward
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ward
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weard
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weight
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wind
windward
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1828 Definition

TO'WARD

1913 Definition

Toward (toward)
prep.	(?)
To"ward
[AS. (?) impending, imminent, future, toward, (?) towards. See To, and -ward, wards.]

In the direction of; to.

He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1.

The waves make towards'b6 the pebbled shore. Shak.

With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning.

His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii. 54.

Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. Acts xxiv. 16.

Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.

This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble. Clarendom.

Near; about; approaching to.

I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift.

Near; at hand; in state of preparation.

Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? Shak.

We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. Shak.

Approaching; coming near.

"His toward peril." Spenser.

Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.

Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.

Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. Shak.

Noah Says...

Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground.

Monica Glover

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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.

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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.

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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.

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May 27, 2012