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A Second Coming

Chapter XVII

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THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.
When the trio entered He was still.
From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.
There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.
Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Second Coming

Chapter XVII

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

Line 1
THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.
Line 2
When the trio entered He was still.
Line 3
From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.
Line 4
There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.
Line 5
Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the trio entered He was still.”

All words in this reading · 40

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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 There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

air

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From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

Army

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

assurance

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From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

band

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

came

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

conversing

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

disciples

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

entered

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From this reading When the trio entered He was still.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

gone

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From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the trio entered He was still.

HEALING

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

hum

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From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

MIRACLE

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

Mr

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From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

multitude

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From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

noise

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

people

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

Salvation

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

seated

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the trio entered He was still.

Stranger

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

street

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

There

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From this reading There was in the air the hum of a great multitude.

Treadman

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From this reading Something of his assurance had gone from Mr. Treadman.

trio

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From this reading When the trio entered He was still.

two

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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

voices

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From this reading From the street came the noise of the Salvation Army band and the voices of the people.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the trio entered He was still.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MIRACLE OF HEALING The Stranger was seated, conversing with His two disciples.