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The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon
The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.
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The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.
For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.
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The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.
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The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.
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For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.”

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2

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From this reading 2.

3

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From this reading 3.

against

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

and

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

Another

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

as

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

asked

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

before

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

Blind-man-shire

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

Blind-zeal-shire

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

came

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

county

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

cried

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

did

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

Envy

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

first

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

For

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

fought

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

golden

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

had

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

he

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

him

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

his

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

implacableness

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

in

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

lips

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

Malice

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

many

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

mercy

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

namely

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

of

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

out

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

saw

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

sceptre

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

sort

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

spite

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

superstitiously

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

that

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

The

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

their

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

them

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

these

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

they

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

third

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

touched

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

town

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From this reading The third sort of them came out of the town of Malice, in the county of Envy, and they did what they did out of spite and implacableness.

trembled

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

were

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

what

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From this reading Another sort of them came out of Blind-zeal-shire, and they did superstitiously what they did.

when

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

where

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

whom

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

with

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From this reading For the first of these, namely, they that came out of Blind-man-shire, when they saw where they were, and against whom they had fought, they trembled and cried, as they stood before him; and as many of these as asked him mercy, he touched their lips with his golden sceptre.

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