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The Mark of the Beast

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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THE INVESTITURE.
A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.
It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.
It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.
Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.
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The Mark of the Beast

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE INVESTITURE.
/ðə ˌɪnˈvestətʃər/
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A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.
/ə ɡreɪt hʌʃ fel əˈpɑːn ðoʊz huː ˈɡæðərd wɪˈðɪn ðæt ˈtempəl/
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It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.
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It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.
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Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.
/ˈniːðər wɑːz ðə ˈsaɪ.ləns wʌn ʌv ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti ɪn ðə ˈkerɪktər ʌv ðə ˈsɜːrvəs ɪn wɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd bɪn kɔːld tuː teɪk pɑːrt/

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awe noun US /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading “It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.”

divine adjective US /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading “It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.”

glory noun US /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading “It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.”

hush verb US /hʌʃ/

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading “A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.”

investiture noun US /ˌɪnˈvestətʃər/

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

From this reading “THE INVESTITURE.”

ruler noun US /ˈruːlər/

a person who rules or commands

From this reading “It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.”

Temple noun US /ˈtempəl/

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

From this reading “A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.”

world's noun US /wɜːrldz/

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

Anti-christ's

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From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

Apleon

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From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

awenounUS /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

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 It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

hushverbUS /hʌʃ/

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

INVESTITUREnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestətʃər/

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

From this reading THE INVESTITURE.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/

a person who rules or commands

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

subjectionnoun

forced submission to control by others

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

TemplenounUS /ˈtempəl/

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

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INVESTITURE.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not an awe from the sense of the divine--for God was not there in His glory and power, since Anti-christ's spirit filled the place.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Neither was the silence one of curiosity in the character of the service in which they had been called to take part.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading A great hush fell upon those who gathered within that Temple.

world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was not the awe of silence and subjection to the world's greatest ruler--though, presently, something of that would come upon those gathered when they had eyes, ears, and mind for Apleon the Emperor.

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