Chapter 1 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
is frightened. "Am I my brother's keeper?" The seven punishments. Peace is shattered. Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
Chapter 1 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.”
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading “Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.”
inflected form of “expel” — force to leave or move out
From this reading “Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “"Am I my brother's keeper?"”
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading “Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.”
an introduction to a play
From this reading “Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.”
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading “The seven punishments.”
ruined or disrupted
From this reading “Peace is shattered.”
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
later than; following
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I my brother's keeper?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Am I my brother's keeper?"
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
true confidential information
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
inflected form of “expel” — force to leave or move out
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
made afraid
From this reading is frightened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I my brother's keeper?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading is frightened.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading "Am I my brother's keeper?"
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Am I my brother's keeper?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace is shattered.
an introduction to a play
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading The seven punishments.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The seven punishments.
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Peace is shattered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seven punishments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Prologue The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel.
Chapter 1 of The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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