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The First Book of Adam and Eve
The First Book of Adam and Eve

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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blame on herself.
1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.
2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.
This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.
So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.
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The First Book of Adam and Eve

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
blame on herself.
Line 2
1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.
Line 3
2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.
Line 4
This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.
Line 5
So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

Learner Dictionary

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.”

All words in this reading · 58

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1

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

2

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

Adam

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

and

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

as

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

beat

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

blame

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From this reading blame on herself.

but

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

cave

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

chest

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

covered

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

creatures

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

cried

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

dead

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

dropped

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

either

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

entered

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

Eve

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

eyes

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

from

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

God's

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

hard

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

he

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

heaven

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

herself

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From this reading blame on herself.

him

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

his

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

in

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

knew

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

of

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

on

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From this reading blame on herself.

or

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

overhead

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

own

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

prayed

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

praying

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

prevented

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

raised

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

rock

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

roof

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

saw

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

seeing

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

So

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

that

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From this reading 2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead.

the

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

their

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

Then

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

they

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

This

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From this reading This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures.

to

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

tongue

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

unknown

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

until

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

us

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

was

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From this reading So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

well

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

which

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From this reading 1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

Chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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.

What does chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve contain?

Chapter 3 holds 39 sentences of The First Book of Adam and Eve, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of The First Book of Adam and Eve?

Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 8 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The First Book of Adam and Eve?

Yes. All 1351 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #398 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #398, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The First Book of Adam and Eve take to read?

About 112 minutes of reading across 271 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The First Book of Adam and Eve

Words and structures a reader meets early in The First Book of Adam and Eve, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Frightened
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The First Book of Adam and Eve; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brother's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The First Book of Adam and Eve; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Keeper
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Seven
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