Jaredite

[ jar-i-dahyt ]

/ ˈdʒær ɪˌdaɪt /

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(in Mormon belief) a member of a tribe of people who settled America after the dispersal at Babel.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

That city marked the southern limits of the Jaredite empire.
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Ether was the last of the Jaredite prophets, and witnessed the destruction of the race.
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So far as known this marks the northern limits of Jaredite occupancy of the north continent.
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This fixes the center of Jaredite civilization for a period of some sixteen centuries in Central America.
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This was the commencement of a long series of such rebellions in the Jaredite dynasty.
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