Chapter 1 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind? What will the Tribulation period be like? What will happen during the reign of the Antichrist? What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"? What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
Chapter 1 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?”
have sovereign power
From this reading “What will happen during the reign of the Antichrist?”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?”
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading “What will the Tribulation period be like?”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?”
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later than; following
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
From this reading What will happen during the reign of the Antichrist?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What will the Tribulation period be like?
have
From this reading What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading What will happen during the reign of the Antichrist?
the organ of sight
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
come to pass
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What will the Tribulation period be like?
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
attach a tag or label to
From this reading What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What is meant by "The Mark of the Beast"?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
an amount of time
From this reading What will the Tribulation period be like?
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
show unwillingness towards
From this reading What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
have sovereign power
From this reading What will happen during the reign of the Antichrist?
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading What will the Tribulation period be like?
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
which person or people
From this reading What will be the fate of those who refuse to bear this mark?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Author of "In the Twinkling of An Eye"; "Scarlet and Purple" After the Lord's Second Coming, what will happen to those left behind?
Chapter 1 of The Mark of the Beast by Sydney Watson holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 181 sentences of The Mark of the Beast, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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