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From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
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From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
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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 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
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 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
figsnounUS /fɪɡz/
plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
fruitnounUS /fruːt/
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
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 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
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 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading sin (v.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
TreenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading 2 Now, therefore, O Eve, let us restrain ourselves and not eat of them, you and I; and let us ask God to give us of the fruit of the Tree of Life."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
vnounUS /viː/
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading sin (v.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now, we do not know what misery and suffering may come over us from eating them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Do you not see these figs and their leaves, with which we covered ourselves when we were stripped of our bright nature?
