Chapter 1 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON. AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc. SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C. Entered according to act of Congress, June.
Chapter 1 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to act of Congress, June.”
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.”
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.”
a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.”
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.”
In this reading “Entered according to act of Congress, June.”
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From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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From this reading BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
a borough of New York City
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
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From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
travel across or pass over
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
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From this reading BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.
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From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
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From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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From this reading BY ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, June.
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading SOLE AGENT, Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
From this reading AUTHOR OF “Here and there in Yucatan”—“Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern Cities,” etc.
Chapter 1 of Queen Moo's Talisman by Alice D. (Alice Dixon) Le Plongeon holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 377 sentences of Queen Moo's Talisman, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Queen Moo's Talisman by Alice D. (Alice Dixon) Le Plongeon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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