Chapter 14 of A Second Coming is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of A Second Coming is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest. A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other: 'Who is this man? Who does he pretend to be? Where does he come from?
Chapter 14 of A Second Coming is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “Who does he pretend to be?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.”
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In this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
In this reading “Where does he come from?”
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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 WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where does he come from?
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where does he come from?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Who is this man?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Who is this man?
a public toilet for men
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
a general conscious awareness
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Who is this man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does he come from?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
which person or people
From this reading 'Who is this man?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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