Chapter 11 of A Second Coming is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Second Coming is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying: 'You are he of whom I have heard?' Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ! He has come again!' The Stranger rebuked Mr. Treadman.
Chapter 11 of A Second Coming is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “The Stranger rebuked Mr. Treadman.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He has come again!'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
anew
From this reading He has come again!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has come again!'
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has come again!'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading The Stranger rebuked Mr. Treadman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Treadman said: 'It is the Lord--the Lord Christ!
which person or people
From this reading THE SECOND DISCIPLE They lay that night at the house of a certain curate, who stopped the Stranger, saying:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are he of whom I have heard?'
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