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The Mark of the Beast

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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A GATHERING UP.
At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.
The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.
* * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.
The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."
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The Mark of the Beast

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Mark of the Beast is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A GATHERING UP.
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At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.
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The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.
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* * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.
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The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

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beheading noun US /bɪˈhedɪŋ/

execution by cutting off the victim's head

From this reading “* * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.”

deepen verb US /ˈdiːpən/

make more intense, stronger, or more marked

From this reading “The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."”

disjointed adjective US /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/

lacking orderly continuity

From this reading “The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.”

duplicated verb US /ˈduːplɪkeɪtɪd/

past form of “duplicate” — make or do or perform again

From this reading “* * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.”

fiancee noun US /fiˈænsi/

a woman who is engaged to be married

fragmentary adjective US /ˈfræɡmənteri/

consisting of small disconnected parts

From this reading “At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.”

incite verb US /ˌɪnˈsaɪt/

give an incentive for action

From this reading “The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.”

predecessor noun US /ˈpredəsesər/

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

From this reading “The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.”

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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 GATHERING UP.

abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/

of the most contemptible kind

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

Anti-christ

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From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

Anti-christ's

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From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

beheadingnounUS /bɪˈhedɪŋ/

execution by cutting off the victim's head

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

bulknounUS /bʌlk/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/

for the most part

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

Cohen

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From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

deepenverbUS /ˈdiːpən/

make more intense, stronger, or more marked

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

delusionnounUS /dɪˈluːʒən/

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

disjointedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/

lacking orderly continuity

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

duplicatedverbUS /ˈduːplɪkeɪtɪd/

past form of “duplicate” — make or do or perform again

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

EyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

fednounUS /fed/

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

fianceenounUS /fiˈænsi/

a woman who is engaged to be married

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

fragmentaryadjectiveUS /ˈfræɡmənteri/

consisting of small disconnected parts

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

GATHERINGnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading A GATHERING UP.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

inciteverbUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪt/

give an incentive for action

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

labouredadjective

lacking natural ease

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

LieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

millenial

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From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

Miriam

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From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/

in an essential manner

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/

possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/

existing or coming before

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

predecessornounUS /ˈpredəsesər/

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

reignverbUS /reɪn/

have sovereign power

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

scenesnounUS /siːnz/

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

SinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

St

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From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

talenounUS /teɪl/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

torturingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/

extremely painful

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

TwinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/

still full

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A GATHERING UP.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

willsnounUS /wɪlz/

plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

Wolferstein

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From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading The object of this little volume, as well as its predecessor--"In the Twinkling of an Eye"--being chiefly to incite in the readers of the two books, a desire to look into the wonders of the "After Events," we can only touch upon these things in the most disjointed fashion, many events, from necessity of space, being untouched altogether.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading * * * * * * The two scenes recorded in previous chapters--the torture and beheading of Isaac Wolferstein and his beautiful _fiancee_, Miriam Cohen, and the beheading of three at St. Paul's--were duplicated many thousands of times, every town and city of the wide world had its own hideous tale of torturing and of death.

worshipverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəp/

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading The effect upon the bulk of the people was to deepen "the strong delusion," as to Anti-christ, under which they laboured, so that they fed upon "The Lie," and became abject slaves in their wills and worship of the "Man of Sin."

writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading At this stage it seems well to the writer to gather together in a brief--but necessarily very fragmentary fashion--some of the chief events of the second half of Anti-christ's reign, and those immediately preceding the millenial reign of Christ.

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