tracts

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They give the most attractive report of the multitude of people who crowd to hear their preaching and receive their tracts, and it might reasonably be thought that, according to their representations, at least half of their hearers would become converts to Christianity; but unfortunately the listening and receiving tracts is as good as no proof at all.

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  1. noun An expanse of land or water.
  2. noun A specified or limited area of land: developing a 30-acre tract.
  3. noun Anatomy A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function: the alimentary tract.

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