Chapter 9 of A Second Coming is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of A Second Coming is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live. My rooms are on the first floor. My name is Henry Fenning. I am a shoemaker. My wife helps me at my trade.
Chapter 9 of A Second Coming is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading “THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “My rooms are on the first floor.”
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “My wife helps me at my trade.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “My name is Henry Fenning.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “My rooms are on the first floor.”
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “I am a shoemaker.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “My wife helps me at my trade.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
In this reading “My rooms are on the first floor.”
In this reading “THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am a shoemaker.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a shoemaker.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My rooms are on the first floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My wife helps me at my trade.
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name is Henry Fenning.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading My rooms are on the first floor.
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading My wife helps me at my trade.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading My name is Henry Fenning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife helps me at my trade.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My rooms are on the first floor.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Henry Fenning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My rooms are on the first floor.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading My rooms are on the first floor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading I am a shoemaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading My wife helps me at my trade.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIRST DISCIPLE 'This,' said the lame man, 'is where I live.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife helps me at my trade.
Chapter 9 of A Second Coming by Richard Marsh holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 162 sentences of A Second Coming, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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