Chapter 1 of A Son of the Ages is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Son of the Ages is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII. The Tamers 121 VIII. The Deluge 145 IX. The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI. The Armourers 212 XII.
Chapter 1 of A Son of the Ages is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading “The Deluge 145 IX.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “_A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.”
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 “_A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.”
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In this reading “_A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.”
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From this reading The Tamers 121 VIII.
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From this reading The Deluge 145 IX.
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From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
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From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
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From this reading The Armourers 212 XII.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
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From this reading The Armourers 212 XII.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading The Deluge 145 IX.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The Deluge 145 IX.
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From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
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From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
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 _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tamers 121 VIII.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading _A story of Man from the Beginning_ VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading The Tamers 121 VIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading The Kitchen-Middenites 165 X. The Lake-Dwellers 191 XI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The Armourers 212 XII.
Chapter 1 of A Son of the Ages by Stanley Waterloo holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
Chapter 1 holds 51 sentences of A Son of the Ages, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Son of the Ages by Stanley Waterloo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 51 sentences, grouped into 11 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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