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The First Book of Adam and Eve

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.
2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.
3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."
4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.
And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The First Book of Adam and Eve

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The First Book of Adam and Eve is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.
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2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.
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3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."
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4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.
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And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.
/ənd preɪ tuː ɡɑːd wɪð ˈbɜːrnɪŋ hɑːrt ənd ə swiːt vɔɪs tuː fərˈɡɪv ʌs/

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angels noun US /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.”

border noun US /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading “4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.”

dawned verb US /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading “2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.”

eighth adjective US /eɪtθ/

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading “2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.”

favorable adjective US /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading “3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."”

praying verb US /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."”

seventh adjective US /ˈsevənθ/

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading “1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.”

Treasures noun US /ˈtreʒərz/

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading “1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.”

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1

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From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

2

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From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

3

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From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

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From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

5

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From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of burning something

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

CavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/

wanted intensely

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

drankverbUS /dræŋk/

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

EvenounUS /iːv/

(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 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

fruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

prayedverbUS /preɪd/

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

TreasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading 1 And Adam and Eve remained in the Cave of Treasures until the seventh day; they neither ate of the fruit the earth, nor drank water.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading 2 And when it dawned on the eighth day, Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God to give us something from the garden, and He sent his angels who brought us what we had desired.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 3 But now, get up, let us go to the sea of water we saw at first, and let us stand in it, praying that God will again be favorable to us and take us back to the garden; or give us something; or that He will give us comfort in some other land than this in which we are."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And pray to God with burning heart and a sweet voice, to forgive us.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the cave, went and stood on the border of the sea in which they had before thrown themselves, and Adam said to Eve:-- 5 Come, go down into this place, and come not out of it until the end of thirty days, when I shall come to you.

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