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Chapter 1 of Christmas Outside of Eden is here in full — 751 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her. God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack. He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever. The Man yawned. "I am still tired.
Chapter 1 of Christmas Outside of Eden is here in full — 751 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “The Man yawned.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am still tired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
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From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
for a limitless time
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
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 God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am still tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
not any; not one
From this reading God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
arrange in a container
From this reading God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
cut with a saw
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I am still tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had marched them beyond the walls and locked the golden gates of Eden against them forever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading God had given the Man and Woman no time to pack.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "I am still tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Author of "The Garden Without Walls," "Carry On," etc. There, seated in the entrance to the cave, the Man saw the Woman, but not the Woman as he had left her.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading The Man yawned.
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