Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
sequence
/ˈsiːkwəns/The particular order in which things follow each other
eliminate
/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/To completely remove or get rid of something
contemporary
/kənˈtemprəri/Belonging to or occurring at the same time as the events described
standpoint
/ˈstændpɔɪnt/A particular way of thinking about things; a point of view
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How these papers have been placed in sequence will become completely clear as you read through them. In preparing this record, all unnecessary details have been eliminated so that a history, which almost contradicts the beliefs of our modern world, may stand forth as simple fact. Throughout these pages, there is no statement about past events where human memory could be mistaken. None of the people involved had to rely on distant recollections years after the danger had passed. Instead, all the records chosen are strictly contemporary. They were written down at the exact time the events took place, from...
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