Chapter 6 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRUEL AS THE GRAVE! Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake. His brows were cold, straight, unruffled. His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles. Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
Chapter 6 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.”
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading “His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.”
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading “His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.”
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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 Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
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From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CRUEL AS THE GRAVE!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading CRUEL AS THE GRAVE!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
death of a person
From this reading CRUEL AS THE GRAVE!
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
wishing evil to others
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
used to form the superlative
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
unpleasantly
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Lucien Apleon's eyes held the cold, cruel malignity of a snake.
successive (without a break)
From this reading His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRUEL AS THE GRAVE!
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His brows were cold, straight, unruffled.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Judith Apleon knelt at his feet, her beautiful face working painfully.
Chapter 6 of The Mark of the Beast by Sydney Watson holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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