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.
It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time . May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
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.
Reading 6/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 26–30
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
to stimulate to action
the act of using
From this reading “May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
any thing at all
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
to stimulate to action
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
the act of using
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
precisely as stated
From this reading It has _solemnised_ me _very greatly_--more than anything for a long time .
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May the Lord use your book to _STARTLE_ the careless, ill-taught professing Christians .
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.
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