Chapter 10 of A Second Coming is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Second Coming is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream. It was high noon. He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream. And the lame man sat near by. The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
Chapter 10 of A Second Coming is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 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 DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “And the lame man sat near by.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was high noon.”
any competition
From this reading “The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.”
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.
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the middle of the day
In this reading “It was high noon.”
In this reading “And the lame man sat near by.”
In this reading “He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.”
In this reading “He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.”
In this reading “THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a group of representatives or delegates
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was high noon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
any competition
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high noon.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
Chapter 10 of A Second Coming by Richard Marsh holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 10 holds 205 sentences of A Second Coming, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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