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The Book of Khalid

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?
Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?
Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.
For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?
Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Book of Khalid

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Book of Khalid is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?
/ðə læst stɑːr ɪz ɪt nɑːt æn ˈeθnɪk fəˈnɑːmənɑːn ðæt ə dɪˈsendənt ʌv ðə ˈeɪn.ʃənt fəˈniːʃənz kæn nɑːt ˌʌndərˈstænd ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ənd ˈpɜːrpɔːrt ʌv ðə kæʃ ˈredʒɪstər ɪn əˈmerəkə/
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Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?
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Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.
/ˌɪnˈdiːd ðə ˌɑːmnəˈprezəns ənd ɑːmˈnɪpətəns ʌv ɪt ɑːr nɑːt wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈvaɪn səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
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For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?
/fɔːr kæn juː nɑːt siː ðæt ðɪs kæʃ ˈredʒɪstər ðɪs pɪks ʌv treɪd ɪz ˈprɑːmənəntli set ʌp ɑːn ðə ˈɔːltər ʌv ˈevəri ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən pəˈlɪtəkəl ˈmɔːrəl ˈsoʊʃəl ənd rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
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Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?
/duː juː nɑːt miːt wɪð ɪt ˈevriwer ənd ˈfɔːrmoʊst ɪn ðə ˈsæŋktʃuːeriz ʌv ðə maɪnd ənd ðə soʊl/

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ethnic adjective US /ˈeθnɪk/

denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

From this reading “THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?”

omnipotence noun US /ɑːmˈnɪpətəns/

the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

From this reading “Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.”

omnipresence noun US /ˌɑːmnəˈprezəns/

the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

From this reading “Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.”

Phoenicians noun US /fəˈniːʃənz/

plural of “phoenician” — a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.

From this reading “THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?”

Pix noun US /pɪks/

a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

From this reading “Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?”

prominently adverb US /ˈprɑːmənəntli/

in a prominent way

From this reading “For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?”

purport verb US /ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

From this reading “THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?”

sanctuaries noun US /ˈsæŋktʃuːeriz/

plural of “sanctuary” — a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

From this reading “Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

BusinessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

CashnounUS /kæʃ/

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

Demiurgic

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From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/

a person considered as descended from some ancestor

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

DollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

ethnicadjectiveUS /ˈeθnɪk/

denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/

to or in any or all places

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/

ranking above all others

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

HostnounUS /hoʊst/

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

omnipotencenounUS /ɑːmˈnɪpətəns/

the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

omnipresencenounUS /ˌɑːmnəˈprezəns/

the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

PhoeniciansnounUS /fəˈniːʃənz/

plural of “phoenician” — a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

PixnounUS /pɪks/

a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

politicaladjectiveUS /pəˈlɪtəkəl/

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

prominentlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmənəntli/

in a prominent way

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

purportverbUS /ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

RegisterverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

sanctuariesnounUS /ˈsæŋktʃuːeriz/

plural of “sanctuary” — a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

the quality of being significant

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/

relating to human society and its members

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

solacenounUS /ˈsɑːləs/

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

STARnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

SuperstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

TradenounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Is it not strange that this son of Superstition and Trade can not find solace in the fact that in this Pix of Business is the Host of the Demiurgic Dollar?

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading THE LAST STAR Is it not an ethnic phenomenon that a descendant of the ancient Phoenicians can not understand the meaning and purport of the Cash Register in America?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Indeed, the omnipresence and omnipotence of it are not without divine significance.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading For can you not see that this Cash Register, this Pix of Trade, is prominently set up on the altar of every institution, political, moral, social, and religious?

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