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The last vial

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The last vial is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.
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And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.
And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.
The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.
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The last vial

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The last vial is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.
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And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.
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The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.
/ðə klaʊdz wɜːr loʊ ənd ˈmuːvɪŋ fæst bʌt ðə reɪn wɑːz sɑːft ɑːn maɪ ber ɡreɪ hed/

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Cross-Country adverb US /ˈkrɔːskʌntri/

not following tracks or roads

From this reading “And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.”

grievous adjective US /ˈɡriːvəs/

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

From this reading “And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.”

pour verb US /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.”

reserved adjective US /rɪˈzɜːrvd/

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading “And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.”

Revelation noun US /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

vial noun US /ˈvaɪəl/

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

From this reading “And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.”

vials noun US /ˈvaɪəlz/

plural of “vial” — a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

From this reading “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.”

worshipped adjective US /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading “And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.”

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pour out verb + adjective

express without restraint

In this reading “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.”

upon the earth preposition + article + noun counted as “upon … earth”

In this reading “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.”

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From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

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From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

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From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

bareadjectiveUS /ber/

completely unclothed

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

beastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

Cross-CountryadverbUS /ˈkrɔːskʌntri/

not following tracks or roads

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

Ferguson

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From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

imagenounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/

an iconic mental representation

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.

markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

McCLATCHIE

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From this reading By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

noisomeadjective

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

RevelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

SAMnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading By SAM McCLATCHIE, M.D.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

templenounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

vialnounUS /ˈvaɪəl/

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

vialsnounUS /ˈvaɪəlz/

plural of “vial” — a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The clouds were low and moving fast but the rain was soft on my bare grey head.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

worshippedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image._ _Revelation 16._ A little late, I pulled my Ferguson Cross-Country '62 into the space reserved for me and stepped out.

wrathnounUS /ræθ/

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."_ _2.

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