E EAT, v.i. To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition. “I was in the drawing-room, enjoying my dinner,” said Brillat-Savarin, beginning an anecdote. “What!” interrupted…

D DAMN, v. A word formerly much used by the Paphlagonians, the meaning of which is lost. By the learned Dr. Dolabelly Gak it is believed to have been a…

C CAABA, n. A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread. CABBAGE, n.…

B BAAL, n. An old deity formerly much worshiped under various names. As Baal he was popular with the Phoenicians; as Belus or Bel he had the honor to be…

A ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer. ABATIS, n. Rubbish in front…

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.       We have here…

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree…

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of…

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was…

 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.   21…

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.   10 And God called the…

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.   7 And God made the…