Chapter 1 of In the Year Ten Thousand is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In the Year Ten Thousand is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND. BY WILLIAM HARBEN. A. D. 10,000. An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
Chapter 1 of In the Year Ten Thousand is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
ten 10s
From this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.”
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
In this reading “IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.”
In this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
In this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.”
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From this reading 10,000.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. D.
how long something has existed
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
a youthful male person
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM HARBEN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A. D.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM HARBEN.
ten 10s
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM HARBEN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading IN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND.
a late time of life
From this reading An old man, more than six hundred years of age, was walking with a boy through a great museum.
Chapter 1 of In the Year Ten Thousand by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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